Role of protease-activated receptors in inflammatory responses, innate and adaptive immunity

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1309-1322

  Shpacovitch, V ^a   Feld, M ^a   Hollenberg, M D ^b   Luger, T A ^a   Steinhoff, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergy; Infectious diseases; Leukocytes; Proteolytic enzymes

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SERINE PROTEINASE; THROMBIN; TRYPSIN; TRYPTASE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ALLERGY; ARTHRITIS; BLOOD CLOTTING; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEUKOCYTE MOTILITY; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTAKE; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; ASTHMA; BASOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL; LYMPHOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BASOPHILS; DENDRITIC CELLS; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MAST CELLS; MONOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; RECEPTORS, PROTEINASE-ACTIVATED;

EID: 45949100430     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0108001     Document Type: Review

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