The Many Roles of Galectin-3, a Multifaceted Molecule, in Innate Immune Responses against Pathogens

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Different activities of Galectin-3 in the immune response against pathogens. Gal-3 = Galectin 3, LPS = lipopolysaccharide, LOS = lipooligosaccharides, PI mannosides = phosphatidylinositol mannosides, LPG = lipophosphoglycan, GlcNac = N-acetylglucosamine, E. coli = Escherichia coli, P. aeruginosa = Pseudomonas aeruginosa, H. pylori = Helicobacter pylori, N. gonorrhoeae = Neisseria gonorrhoeae, C. albicans = Candida albicans, L. major = Leishmania major, T. cruzi = Trypanosoma cruzi, S. pneumoniae = Streptococcus pneumoniae, M. leprae = Mycobacterium leprae, S. cerevisiae = Saccharomyces cerevisiae, N. meningitidis = Neisseria meningitidis, C. parapsilosis = Candida parapsilosis, T. gondii = Toxoplasma gondii.