Metalloprotease Dependent Release of Placenta Derived Fractalkine

The chemokine fractalkine is considered as unique since it exists both as membrane-bound adhesion molecule and as shed soluble chemoattractant. Here the hypothesis was tested whether placental fractalkine can be shed and released into the maternal circulation. Immunohistochemical staining of human f...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Monika Siwetz, Astrid Blaschitz, Julia Kremshofer, Jelena Bilic, Gernot Desoye, Berthold Huppertz, Martin Gauster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/839290