A novel peptide CXCR ligand derived from extracellular matrix degradation during airway inflammation

N.M. Weathington, A.H. van Houwelingen, B.D. Noerager, P.L. Jackson, A.D. Kraneveld, F.S. Galin, G. Folkerts, F.P. Nijkamp, J.E. Blalock*

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-323
Number of pages7
JournalNature Medicine
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Funding

The authors acknowledge J. Downs (Pfizer Inc.) for the gift of the 9A4 monoclonal antibody, the laboratory of J. Oppenheim (US National Institutes of Health) for providing the CXCR-transfected cells, and P. O’Reilley, W. Bailey and K. Young for advice. We thank S. Parker of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Core Facility for Collection, Processing and Storage of Alveolar Fluid for clinical samples and the UAB Mass Spectrometry Core Facility for sample analysis. This work was supported by US National Institutes of Health grants HL68806 (to J.E.B.), T32HL007553 (to B.D.N.), T32 GM63490 (to B.D.N.), T32 GM008361 (to N.M.W.) and F30 ES13874 (to N.M.W.).

Keywords

  • Farmacie(FARM)
  • Biomedische technologie en medicijnen
  • Immunology
  • Pharmacology
  • Overig medisch onderzoek

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