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Cutting edge: targeted disruption of the C3a receptor gene demonstrates a novel protective anti-inflammatory role for C3a in endotoxin-shock.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Nov 2000
Kildsgaard J, Hollmann T J, Matthews K W, Bian K, Murad F, Wetsel R A
Abstract excerpt
The complement anaphylatoxin C3a, on binding the C3aR, mediates numerous proinflammatory activities. In addition, recent in vitro studies with C3a have implicated C3aR as a possible anti-inflammatory receptor. Because of its possible dual role in modulating the inflammatory response, it is uncertain whether C3aR contributes to the pathogenesis of endotoxin shock. Here, the targeted-disruption of the C3aR in mice...
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