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Fibrin(ogen) exacerbates inflammatory joint disease through a mechanism linked to the integrin alphaMbeta2 binding motif.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Nov 2007
Flick Matthew J, LaJeunesse Christine M, Talmage Kathryn E, Witte David P, Palumbo Joseph S, Pinkerton Malinda D, Thornton Sherry, Degen Jay L
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Fibrin deposition within joints is a prominent feature of arthritis, but the precise contribution of fibrin(ogen) to inflammatory events that cause debilitating joint damage remains unknown. To determine the importance of fibrin(ogen) in arthritis, gene-targeted mice either deficient in fibrinogen (Fib-) or expressing mutant forms of fibrinogen, lacking the leukocyte receptor integrin alphaMbeta2 binding motif...
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