Metalloprotease Dependent Release of Placenta Derived Fractalkine

• Main Authors: Monika Siwetz (Author), Astrid Blaschitz (Author), Julia Kremshofer (Author), Jelena Bilic (Author), Gernot Desoye (Author), Berthold Huppertz (Author), Martin Gauster (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The chemokine fractalkine is considered as unique since it exists both as membrane-bound adhesion molecule and as shed soluble chemoattractant. Here the hypothesis was tested whether placental fractalkine can be shed and released into the maternal circulation. Immunohistochemical staining of human f...