A snake venom group IIA PLA2 with immunomodulatory activity induces formation of lipid droplets containing 15-d-PGJ2 in macrophages

Abstract Crotoxin B (CB) is a catalytically active group IIA sPLA2 from Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom. In contrast to most GIIA sPLA2s, CB exhibits anti-inflammatory effects, including the ability to inhibit leukocyte functions. Lipid droplets (LDs) are lipid-rich organelles associated wi...

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Main Authors: Karina Cristina Giannotti, Elbio Leiguez, Ana Eduarda Zulim de Carvalho, Neide Galvão Nascimento, Márcio Hideki Matsubara, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Vanessa Moreira, Catarina Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04498-8