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Inflammation in Sickle Cell Disease: Differential and Down-Expressed Plasma Levels of Annexin A1 Protein.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Torres Lidiane S, Okumura Jéssika V, Silva Danilo G H, Mimura Kallyne K O, Belini-Júnior Édis, Oliveira Renan G, Lobo Clarisse L C, Oliani Sonia M, Bonini-Domingos Claudia R
Abstract excerpt
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemolytic anemia whose pathophysiology is driven by polymerization of the hemoglobin S (Hb S), leading to hemolysis and vaso-occlusive events. Inflammation is a fundamental component in these processes and a continuous inflammatory stimulus can lead to tissue damages. Thus, pro-resolving pathways emerge in order to restore the homeostasis. For example there is the annexin...
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