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Ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73) regulates host inflammatory responses and exacerbates murine salmonellosis.
Scientific reports - 27 Mar 2014
Alam M Samiul, Kuo Jennifer L, Ernst Peter B, Derr-Castillo Victoria, Pereira Marion, Gaines Dennis, Costales Matthew, Bigley Elmer, Williams Kristina
Abstract excerpt
Food-borne Salmonella spp., are a major cause of hospitalization and death. Adenosine, an important immune regulator of inflammation, limits tissue damage during infection. CD39 (nucleoside triphosphate dephosphorylase) combined with ecto-5'-nucleotidase (CD73) metabolizes ATP to adenosine. We st...
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