Open AccessThyroid hormone increases mannan-binding lectin levels
Author(s) -
Anne Lene Riis,
Troels Krarup Hansen,
Steffen Thiel,
Claus Højbjerg Gravholt,
Signe Gjedde,
Lars Christian Gormsen,
Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen,
Jørgen Weeke,
Niels Møller
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje.1.02013
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , hormone , thyroid , immune system , endocrine system , pathogenesis , mannan binding lectin , complement system , lectin , immunology
Recent studies have indicated the existence of causal links between the endocrine and immune systems and cardiovascular disease. Mannan-binding lectin (MBL), a protein of the innate immune system, may constitute a connection between these fields.
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