Prostacyclin-IP signaling and prostaglandin E2-EP2/EP4 signaling both mediate joint inflammation in mouse collagen-induced arthritis

Prostaglandin (PG)I2 (prostacyclin [PGI]) and PGE2 are abundantly present in the synovial fluid of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Although the role of PGE2 in RA has been well studied, how much PGI2 contributes to RA is little known. To examine this issue, we backcrossed mice lacking the PGI re...

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Main Authors: Honda, Tetsuya, Segi-Nishida, Eri, Miyachi, Yoshiki, Narumiya, Shuh
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2118213/