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Serum amyloid P component is an essential element of resistance against Aspergi...

Doni, Andrea; Parente, Raffaella; Laface, Ilaria; Magrini, Elena; Cunha, Cristina; Colombo, Federico Simone; Lacerda, João; Campos, António

Serum amyloid P component (SAP, also known as Pentraxin 2; APCS gene) is a component of the humoral arm of innate immunity involved in resistance to bacterial infection and regulation of tissue remodeling. Here we investigate the role of SAP in antifungal resistance. Apcs-/- mice show enhanced susceptibility to A. fumigatus infection. Murine and human SAP bound conidia, activate the complement cascade and enhan...


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