Extracellular DJ-1 induces sterile inflammation in the ischemic brain.

Inflammation is implicated in the onset and progression of various diseases, including cerebral pathologies. Here, we report that DJ-1, which plays a role within cells as an antioxidant protein, functions as a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) and triggers inflammation if released from dead...

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Main Authors: Koutarou Nakamura, Seiichiro Sakai, Jun Tsuyama, Akari Nakamura, Kento Otani, Kumiko Kurabayashi, Yoshiko Yogiashi, Hisao Masai, Takashi Shichita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-05-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000939