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Glucocorticoids up-regulate leukotriene B4 receptor-1 expression during neutrophilic differentiation of HL-60 cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 12 Sept 2003
Obinata Hideru, Yokomizo Takehiko, Shimizu Takao, Izumi Takashi
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Leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) is a potent activator of granulocytes and macrophages. The actions of LTB(4) are mediated by the specific G protein-coupled receptors, BLT1 and BLT2. We report up-regulation of BLT1 expression by dexamethasone (Dex), a synthetic glucocorticoid, in a promyelocytic cell line HL-60 during differentiation by retinoic acid (RA) into neutrophilic phenotype. The expression of BLT1 mRNA was also...
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