The role of YKL-40 in inflammatory response and its related signaling pathways / 医学研究生学报
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
;
(12): 883-888, 2016.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-495590
ABSTRACT
YKL-40, a newly found inflammatory marker, is belonged to the mammals′chitinase family.It showed that YKL-40 can participate in a variety of inflammatory diseases such as airway inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular and neurological inflamma-tory diseases, and arthritis etc.It could be used to diagnose and evaluate these inflammatory diseases.Since its specific receptor has not been identified, the exact biological role of YKL-40 in inflammatory response still remains unclear.This article reviews the function of YKL-40 in inflammatory response and its related signaling pathways.
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Journal of Medical Postgraduates
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2016
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