Renal and urinary levels of endothelial protein C receptor correlate with acute renal allograft rejection.

The Endothelial Protein C Receptor (EPCR) is expressed on leukocytes, on endothelium of large blood vessels and to a lesser extent on capillaries. Membrane bound EPCR plays an important role in the activation of protein C which has anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective effects. After c...

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Main Authors: Lionel Lattenist, Jesper Kers, Nike Claessen, Ineke J M ten Berge, Frederike J Bemelman, Sandrine Florquin, Joris J T H Roelofs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3661509?pdf=render