Upregulation of prolylcarboxypeptidase (PRCP) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treated endothelium promotes inflammation

• Main Authors: Kolte Dhaval (Author), Mahdi Fakhri (Author), Ngo My-Linh (Author), Shariat-Madar Zia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Prolylcarboxypeptidase (<it>Prcp</it>) gene, along with altered PRCP and kallikrein levels, have been implicated in inflammation pathogenesis. PRCP regulates angiotensin 1-7 (Ang 1-7) - and bradykinin (BK) - stimulated ni...