Arginase levels and their association with Th17-related cytokines, soluble adhesion molecules (sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1) and hemolysis markers among steady-state sickle cell anemia patients

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is characterized by a marked endothelial dysfunction, owing to many factors. Arginine metabolism can be related to the inflammatory chronic state presented by patients, playing a key role in their clinical outcome and vascular endothelium. We investigated the serum arginase...

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Autores principales: Vilas-Boas, Wendell, Cerqueira, Bruno A. V., Zanette, Angela M. D., Reis, Mitermayer G., Barral-Netto, Manoel, Goncalves, Marilda S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20405289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00277-010-0954-9