Immunomodulatory roles of par-2 in innate and adaptive immune responses

PAR-2 is a GPCR activated in response to proteolytic cleavage of the N terminus. Previous studies have revealed a critical role for PAR-2 in a murine arthritic model, reporting PAR-2 KO mice are resistant to disease. Further studies have identified PAR-2 on rheumatoid synovial CD68+ macrophages. Als...

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Main Author: Steven, Rachael
Published: University of the West of Scotland 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.569069