CD137 facilitates the resolution of acute DSS-induced colonic inflammation in mice.

BACKGROUND: CD137 and its ligand (CD137L) are potent immunoregulatory molecules that influence activation, proliferation, differentiation and cell death of leukocytes. Expression of CD137 is upregulated in the lamina propria cells of Crohn's disease patients. Here, the role of CD137 in acute De...

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Main Authors: Julia M Martínez Gómez, Lieping Chen, Herbert Schwarz, Thomas Karrasch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3762711?pdf=render