title: Since there are PAMPs and DAMPs, there must be SAMPs? Glycan “self-associated molecular patterns” dampen innate immunity, but pathogens can mimic them.
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varki
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity; D000818:Animals; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000276:immunology*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D037102:Lectins / Q000276:immunology; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition / Q000276:immunology; D063265:Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D037102:Lectins; D051192:Receptors, Pattern Recognition; D063265:Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins; D012794:Sialic Acids