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The proinflammatory effect of C-reactive protein on human endothelial cells depends on the FcγRIIa genotype.
Thrombosis research - 1 Mar 2014
Raaz-Schrauder Dorette, Ekici Arif B, Klinghammer Lutz, Stumpf Christian, Achenbach Stephan, Herrmann Martin, Reis André, Garlichs Christoph D
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INTRODUCTION: The stimulatory effects of CRP (C-reactive protein) on endothelial cells are mainly mediated via FcγRIIa. This receptor exists in two different allotypes bearing either arginine (R131) or histidine (H131) at the extracellular amino acid position 131 of the mature protein, but only FcγRIIa-R131 displays high avidity for CRP. This study investigated the role of the FcγRIIa genotype in CRP-stimulated...
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