CX3CL1/fractalkine shedding by human hepatic stellate cells: contribution to chronic inflammation in the liver

Chemokines are the inflammatory mediators that modulate liver fibrosis, a common feature of chronic inflammatory liver diseases. CX3CL1/fractalkine is a membrane-associated chemokine that requires step processing for chemotactic activity and has been recently implicated in liver disease. Here, we in...

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Main Authors: Bourd-Boittin, Katia, Basset, Laetitia, Bonnier, Dominique, L’Helgoualc’h, Annie, Samson, Michel, Théret, Nathalie
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2009
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828864/