Review Article

Soluble Host Defense Lectins in Innate Immunity to Influenza Virus

Table 2

Summary of antiviral activities mediated by animal lectins against IAV.

LectinaHINA inhibitionNeutralizationAggregationNeutrophilSelected references
(i) uptake(ii) H2O2

hSP-DYesYesYesYesYesYes[42, 60, 61, 87]
hMBLYesYesYesYesYesYes[60, 8588]
hCL-K1Yes[96]
bConglutininYesYesbYesYesYesYes[39, 60, 105107]
bCL-43YesYesYesNoYesNo[60, 103, 115, 145]
bCL-46cYesYesYesYes[115, 116]
hGalectin-1YesYes[28]
hSAPYesYes[32, 33]

aData reported for human (h) or bovine (b) lectins as indicated.
bReported using recombinant chimeric protein containing the N-terminus and collagen domain of rat SP-D expressed with the neck and CRD of conglutinin.
cReported using CL-46 NCRDs.
—: not reported to date.