LPS-induced galectin-3 oligomerization results in enhancement of neutrophil activation.

LPS-induced galectin-3 oligomerization results in enhancement of neutrophil activation.

Galectin-3 (Gal 3) is a glycan-binding protein that can be secreted by activated macrophages and mast cells at inflammation sites and plays an important role in inflammatory diseases caused by Bacteria and their products, such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Although it is well established that Gal 3...

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Main Authors: Marise Lopes Fermino, Claudia Danella Polli, Karina Alves Toledo, Fu-Tong Liu, Dan K Hsu, Maria Cristina Roque-Barreira, Gabriela Pereira-da-Silva, Emerson Soares Bernardes, Lise Halbwachs-Mecarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3198732?pdf=render

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