New functions for an iron storage protein: The role of ferritin in immunity and autoimmunity

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 84-89

  Recalcati, Stefania ^a   Invernizzi, Pietro ^b,c   Arosio, Paolo ^d   Cairo, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; Ferritin; TIM gene family

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERRITIN RECEPTOR; HEAVY FERRITIN; IRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE MEDIATED INJURY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IRON STORAGE; LYMPHOID CELL; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOFERRITINS; AUTOIMMUNITY; FERRITINS; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IRON; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MICE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 38049054790     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: 10959157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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