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Nylane M N Alencar1, Ana M S Assreuy, David N Criddle, Emmanuel P Souza, Pedro M G Soares, Alexandre Havt, Karoline S Aragão, Daniel P Bezerra, Ronaldo A Ribeiro, Benildo S Cavada.
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A lectin from Vatairea macrocarpa (Vmac) seeds was investigated in a model of paw edema in rats and the possible involvement of leukocytes. Vmac (200 and 400 microg/paw, s.c.) induced a significant time- and dose-dependent paw edema, with leukocyte infiltration, which was drastically reduced in leukopaenic animals. These data suggest a pro-inflammatory effect for this lectin that is dependent on the presence of leukocytes.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15078209 DOI: 10.2174/0929866043478284
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Protein Pept Lett ISSN: 0929-8665 Impact factor: 1.890