Galectin-3 binding protein stimulated IL-6 expression is impeded by antibody intervention in SARS-CoV-2 susceptible cell lines

Abstract COVID-19 is the global pandemic that affected our population in the past 2 years. Considerable research has been done to better understand the pathophysiology of this disease and to identify new therapeutic targets, especially for severe cases. Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is a receptor present at th...

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Main Authors: Ana Mendes-Frias, Valentina Gallo, Valentina Iacobelli, Roberta Gentile, Giovanni Antonini, Ricardo Silvestre, Stefano Iacobelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20852-x