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Activated Protein C Attenuates Severe Inflammation by Targeting VLA-3high Neutrophil Subpopulation in Mice.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Oct 2017
Sarangi Pranita P, Lee Hyun-Wook, Lerman Yelena V, Trzeciak Alissa, Harrower Eric J, Rezaie Alireza R, Kim Minsoo
Abstract excerpt
The host injury involved in multiorgan system failure during severe inflammation is mediated, in part, by massive infiltration and sequestration of hyperactive neutrophils in the visceral organ. A recombinant form of human activated protein C (rhAPC) has shown cytoprotective and anti-inflammatory functions in some clinical and animal studies, but the direct mechanism is not fully understood. Recently, we reported...
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