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Essential role for proteinase-activated receptor-2 in arthritis.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jan 2003
Ferrell William R, Lockhart John C, Kelso Elizabeth B, Dunning Lynette, Plevin Robin, Meek Stephen E, Smith Andrew J H, Hunter Gary D, McLean John S, McGarry Frances, Ramage Robert, Jiang Lu, Kanke Toru, Kawagoe Junichi
Abstract excerpt
Using physiological, pharmacological, and gene disruption approaches, we demonstrate that proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) plays a pivotal role in mediating chronic inflammation. Using an adjuvant monoarthritis model of chronic inflammation, joint swelling was substantially inhibited in PAR-2-deficient mice, being reduced by more than fourfold compared with wild-type mice, with virtually no histological...
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