| Literature DB >> 17405919 |
Paul F Mercer1, Xiaoling Deng, Rachel C Chambers.
Abstract
The proteinase-activated receptors (PAR1 to 4) represent important novel therapeutic targets in fibroproliferative lung disorders, linking signals from coagulation proteinases to the production of proinflammatory and profibrotic mediators, in response to lung injury. This review focuses on the current understanding of cytokine and chemokine release downstream of PAR1 activation in the context of fibroproliferative lung disease, with an emphasis on the induction of the chemokine CCL2/MCP-1.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17405919 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1397.073
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann N Y Acad Sci ISSN: 0077-8923 Impact factor: 5.691