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Xiangpeng Chu1, Xiaojie Wei1, Shaolin Lu1, Peijian He2.
Abstract
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a small lipid which mediates a variety of cellular functions via the activation of LPA receptors. LPA is generated from lysophosphatidylcholine by the extracellular enzyme, autotaxin (ATX). Elevated ATX expression, LPA production and their signaling pathways have been reported in multiple pathological conditions of lung tissue, including inflammation, fibrosis and cancer. Emerging evidence has highlighted the importance of ATX and LPA receptors in the pathogenesis of lung diseases. Here, we briefly review the current knowledge of different roles of the ATX-LPA receptor axis in lung diseases focusing on inflammation, fibrosis and cancer.Entities:
Keywords: Lysophosphatidic acid receptor; autotaxin; lung diseases
Year: 2015 PMID: 26770305 PMCID: PMC4694205
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Clin Exp Med ISSN: 1940-5901