| Literature DB >> 17804566 |
Giuseppe Nocentini1, Salvatore Cuzzocrea, Rodolfo Bianchini, Emanuela Mazzon, Carlo Riccardi.
Abstract
Glucocorticoid-induced TNFR-related (GITR) protein, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, is expressed in many components of the innate and adaptive immune system and modulates their activation following interaction with its ligand (GITRL). Here we review and discuss results described in previous publications where the role of the GITR/GITRL system in lung inflammation was evaluated using two experimental systems. We also discuss the proinflammatory role played by the GITR/GITRL system and the potential use of GITR fusion protein in inhibiting inflammation.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17804566 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1381.040
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann N Y Acad Sci ISSN: 0077-8923 Impact factor: 5.691