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The influence of Ouabain on human dendritic cells maturation.
Mediators of inflammation - 1 Jan 2014
Nascimento C R, Valente R C, Echevarria-Lima J, Fontes C F L, de Araujo-Martins L, Araujo E G, Rumjanek V M
Abstract excerpt
Although known as a Na,K-ATPase inhibitor, several other cellular and systemic actions have been ascribed to the steroid Ouabain (Oua). Particularly in the immune system, our group showed that Ouabain acts on decreasing lymphocyte proliferation, synergizing with glucocorticoids in spontaneous thymocyte apoptosis, and also lessening CD14 expression and blocking CD16 upregulation on human monocytes. However,...
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