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Osteoclast stimulatory transmembrane protein induces a phenotypic switch in macrophage polarization suppressing an M1 pro-inflammatory state.
Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica - 1 Oct 2017
Yuan Huimin, He Jiangping, Zhang Guangya, Zhang Dandan, Kong Xiangxin, Chen Fengling
Abstract excerpt
Macrophages are the key cells in metabolic syndrome and are also a risk factor for metabolic disease. Macrophages have different functions and transcriptional profiles, but all are required for maintaining homeostasis. It is well known that macrophages play a key role in inflammation and early atherogenesis, and are present in two phenotypes: pro-inflammatory (M1) and anti-inflammatory (M2). Osteoclast...
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