Lipocalin 2 prevents intestinal inflammation by enhancing phagocytic bacterial clearance in macrophages

Lipocalin 2 prevents intestinal inflammation by enhancing phagocytic bacterial clearance in macrophages

Lipocalin 2 (Lcn2), also called neutrophil gelatinase B-associated lipocalin (NGAL), is an anti-microbial peptide originally identified in neutrophil granules. Although Lcn2/NGAL expression is increased in the inflamed intestinal tissues of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, the role of Lcn2/...

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Main Authors: Toyonaga, Takahiko, Matsuura, Minoru, Mori, Kiyoshi, Honzawa, Yusuke, Minami, Naoki, Yamada, Satoshi, Kobayashi, Taku, Hibi, Toshifumi, Nakase, Hiroshi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5062163/

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