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P2rx4 deficiency in mice alleviates allergen-induced airway inflammation.
Oncotarget - 6 Dec 2016
Zech Andreas, Wiesler Benjamin, Ayata Cemil Korcan, Schlaich Tilmann, Dürk Thorsten, Hoßfeld Madelon, Ehrat Nicolas, Cicko Sanja, Idzko Marco
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Compelling evidences point out a crucial role for extracellular nucleotides such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP) during inflammatory conditions. Once released into the extracellular space, ATP modulates migration, maturation and function of various inflammatory cells via activating of purinergic receptors of the P2Y- and P2X- family. P2RX4 is an ATP-guided ion channel expressed on structural cells such as...
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