Cao, Z Said, N Amin, S Wu, Hk Bruce, A Garate, M Daniel Hsu Kuwabara, I Fu-Tong Liu Panjwani, N
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Journal of Biological Chemistry
Disorders of wound healing characterized by impaired or delayed re-epithelialization are a serious medical problem. These conditions affect many tissues, are painful, and are difficult to treat. In this study, using cornea as a model, we demonstrate for the first time the importance of carbohydrate-binding proteins galectins-3 and -7 in re-epitheli...
Saegusa, Jun Akakura, Nobuaki Wu, Chun-Yi Hoogland, Case Ma, Zi Lam, Kit S Liu, Fu-Tong Takada, Yoko K Takada, Yoshikazu
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The Journal of biological chemistry
Secretory phospholipase A2 group IIA (sPLA2-IIA) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. Catalytic activity of this enzyme that generates arachidonic acid is a major target for development of anti-inflammatory agents. Independent of its catalytic activity, sPLA2-IIA induces pro-inflammatory signals in a receptor-mediat...