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Activation of the RON receptor tyrosine kinase protects murine macrophages from apoptotic death induced by bacterial lipopolysaccharide.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Feb 2002
Chen Yi-Qing, Zhou Yong-Qing, Wang Ming-Hai
Abstract excerpt
RON is a receptor tyrosine kinase activated by macrophage-stimulating protein. We demonstrate here that RON activation inhibits LPS-induced apoptosis of mouse peritoneal macrophages and Raw264.7 cells expressing RON or a constitutively active RON mutant. The antiapoptotic effect of RON was accompanied with the inhibition of LPS-induced production of nitric oxide (NO), a molecule responsible for LPS-induced cell...
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