Localization of alpha2-macroglobulin protein and messenger RNA in rat liver fibrosis: Evidence for the synthesis of alpha2-macroglobulin within Schistosoma mansoni egg granulomas

Localization of α2-macroglobulin protein

Localization of α2-macroglobulin protein and messenger RNA in rat liver fibrosis: Evidence for the synthesis of α2-macroglobulin within Schistosoma mansoni egg granulomas

✍ A M Tiggelman; W Boers; A F Moorman; P A J de Boer; C M Van der Loos; J P Rotman 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 888 KB

fibrosis, without measurable increase of serum levels of a 2 -Macroglobulin (a 2 M) in the rat is a strong-reacting a 2 M. Unexpectedly, a 2 M present at the sites of the granuacute-phase protein with potent protease-inhibiting and lomas is not produced by the liver parenchymal cells, cytokine-bindi