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op·son·ic

 (ŏp-sŏn′ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or produced by opsonins.
[opson(in) + -ic.]
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meningitidis (serogroups A, B, C, W, Y), as well as opsonic killing of S.
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There are various factors which attribute for high association of diabetes with TB like low opsonic index, decreased bactericidal activity, decreased synthesis of collagen, impaired defensive function of reticuloendothelial cell, increased availability of glycerol in tissue that act as substrate for growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli, lack of adequate substrate for antibody formation due to disturbed protein metabolism and lowered production of IL-1 beta and TNF alpha by peripheral blood monocytes.
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These patients typically have a reduction in serum bactericidal, opsonic activity, complement, and fibronectin levels7,8.
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Granoff, "Bactericidal and opsonic activity of IgG1 and IgG2 anticapsular antibodies to Haemophilus influenzae type b," The Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol.
Selective Subnormal IgG1 in 54 Adult Index Patients with Frequent or Severe Bacterial Respiratory Tract Infections
RrgB321, a Fusion Protein of the Three Variants of the Pneumococcal Pilus Backbone RrgB, Is Protective In Vivo and Elicits Opsonic Antibodies.
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C3b and C3bi (possess opsonic activity promoting the phagocytosis of pathogens).
Innate immunity: innate immune mechanisms confer essential first-line host defence against the unrelenting threat posed by environmental microbial and viral pathogens
The contribution of complement to opsonic activity in the uterine secretions of mares free of endometritis Theriogenology 39:601-09.
Therapeutic use of immunomodulators in endometritic cows and their effect on WBC and RBC indices
Generally, protection against GAS infection has been correlated with presence of type specific opsonic antibodies against M protein (7).
Virulence potential of Group A streptococci isolated from throat cultures of children from north India
F-type lectin from the sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): purification, cDNA cloning, tissue expression and localization, and opsonic activity.
Isolation and characterization of a French bean hemagglutinin with antitumor, antifungal, and anti-HIV-1 reverse transcriptase activities and an exceptionally high yield
The nephelometer: Na instrument for estimating the number of bacteria in suspensions used for calculating the opsonic index and for vaccines.
Rhizobacteria on the production and yield of onion/Rizobacterias no crescimento e na produtividade da cebola
Tripep added that it had out-licensed the RAS technology to US Opsonic Therapeutics.
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It is also known to be opsonic in nature and activates the complement system and phagocytes.
Leukocytes respiratory burst and lysozyme level in pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus holmberg, 1887)/ atividade respiratoria de leucocitos e nivel de lisozima em pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus)

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