title: Perinatal changes in serum mannose-binding protein (MBP) levels.
abstract: Changes in serum levels of mannose-binding protein (MBP) from day 0 through day 5 after birth were analyzed for normal newborn infants. A considerable amount of MBP (about 1 microgram/ml) was already present in serum at birth. This level started to elevate from day 2 and attained the highest level in a human lifetime (about 2.5 micrograms/ml) within 5 days after birth. Results indicate that MBP can be produced at birth in response to environmental changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Terai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D037241:Mannose-Binding Lectins