Involvement of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System in the Formation of Experimental Postsurgical Peritoneal Adhesions

• Main Authors: Clara Di Filippo (Author), Pasquale Petronella (Author), Fulvio Freda (Author), Marco Scorzelli (Author), Marco Ferretti (Author), Sivestro Canonico (Author), Francesco Rossi (Author), Michele D'Amico (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We investigated the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System (UPS), major nonlysosomal intracellular protein degradation system, in the genesis of experimental postsurgical peritoneal adhesions. We assayed the levels of UPS within the adhered tissue along with the development of peritoneal adhesions and used the...