Modified citrus pectin reduces galectin-3 expression and disease severity in experimental acute kidney injury.
Galectin-3 is a β-galactoside binding lectin with roles in diverse processes including proliferation, apoptosis, inflammation and fibrosis which are dependent on different domains of the molecule and subcellular distribution. Although galectin-3 is known to be upregulated in acute kidney injury, the...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-04-01
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| Serija: | PLoS ONE |
| Online dostop: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3072992?pdf=render |