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P2X7 receptor-mediated Nlrp3-inflammasome activation is a genetic determinant of macrophage-dependent crescentic glomerulonephritis.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Jan 2013
Deplano Simona, Cook H Terence, Russell Ryan, Franchi Luigi, Schneiter Sabine, Bhangal Gurjeet, Unwin Robert J, Pusey Charles D, Tam Frederick W K, Behmoaras Jacques
Abstract excerpt
P2RX7, a mediator of IL-1β and IL-18 processing and release, is a ligand-gated cation channel that is expressed by macrophages. In experimental Crgn, P2RX7 deficiency attenuates renal injury, but the underlying mechanism is unknown. Here, we show that P2RX7 levels and the expression of several genes belonging to the Nlrp3-inflammasome pathway are up-regulated in the macrophages of the WKY rat, a strain uniquely...
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