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Galectin-9: A Suppressor of Atherosclerosis?
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Yu Jian, Zhu Ruirui, Yu Kuwu, Wang Yue, Ding Yan, Zhong Yucheng, Zeng Qiutang
Abstract excerpt
It is no longer controversial that atherosclerosis is a vascular wall chronic inflammatory disease mediated by cells of innate and adaptive immunity. Galectin-9 (Gal-9) seems to be a crucial regulator of T-cell immunity by inducing apoptosis in specific T-cell subpopulations associated with autoimmunity and inflammatory disease. Accumulating evidence showed that galectin-9 signaling via T-cell immunoglobulin...
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