A hepatic protein, fetuin-A, occupies a protective role in lethal systemic inflammation.

A liver-derived protein, fetuin-A, was first purified from calf fetal serum in 1944, but its potential role in lethal systemic inflammation was previously unknown. This study aims to delineate the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of hepatic fetuin-A expression during lethal systemic in...

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Main Authors: Wei Li, Shu Zhu, Jianhua Li, Yan Huang, Rongrong Zhou, Xuegong Fan, Huan Yang, Xing Gong, N Tony Eissa, Willi Jahnen-Dechent, Ping Wang, Kevin J Tracey, Andrew E Sama, Haichao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3035675?pdf=render