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The pattern recognition receptor, Mincle, is essential for maintaining the M1 macrophage phenotype in acute renal inflammation.
Kidney international - 1 Mar 2017
Lv Lin L, Tang Patrick Ming-Kuen, Li Chun J, You Yong K, Li Jinhong, Huang Xiao-Ru, Ni Jun, Feng Min, Liu Bi C, Lan Hui-Yao
Abstract excerpt
Mincle (macrophage-inducible C-type lectin, Clec4e) is a transmembrane pattern recognition receptor involving the innate immunity, but its role in kidney disease is still unexplored. In the obstructed kidney of the unilateral ureteral obstruction model of renal injury, Mincle was specifically detected in the infiltrating M1 macrophages (CD68+iNOS+ cells) on day one but was rapidly reduced following reduction of...
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