While it is likely that some of the lectins and
scavenger receptors have non-immune functions, Nasonia appears to have a diverse recognition repertoire on par with most Dipterans and higher
for at least some classes than many other Hymenopterans studied to date [8], [38].
Macrophages are
scavenger cells that are part of your immune defense, and as such they have special
receptors for AGEs, aptly called RAGEs (think: raging inflammation).