Cytokine soluble receptors in perinatal and early neonatal life

Efthimia  Protonotariou; Demetrios  Rizos; Ariadne  Malamitsi-puchner; Evangelia  Moira; Angeliki  Sarandakou; Emmanuil  Salamalekis

doi:10.1080/0962935031000134914

Mediators of Inflammation (Jan 2003)

Cytokine soluble receptors in perinatal and early neonatal life

Efthimia Protonotariou,
Demetrios Rizos,
Ariadne Malamitsi-puchner,
Evangelia Moira,
Angeliki Sarandakou,
Emmanuil Salamalekis

Affiliations

Efthimia Protonotariou: Hormone Laboratory, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, 76, Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
Demetrios Rizos: Hormone Laboratory, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, 76, Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
Ariadne Malamitsi-puchner: Neonatal Unit, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, 76, Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
Evangelia Moira: Hormone Laboratory, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, 76, Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
Angeliki Sarandakou: Hormone Laboratory, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, 76, Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece
Emmanuil Salamalekis: 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Aretaieion Hospital, 76, Vas. Sophias Ave, Athens, Greece

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0962935031000134914
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 3
pp. 185 – 188

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Background: In contrast to cellular receptors, soluble receptors do not enhance the cellular activation because they do not have transmembranic and cytoplasmic parts, acting thereby as endogenous regulatory mechanisms against systemic functions of cytokines.

Published in Mediators of Inflammation

ISSN: 0962-9351 (Print); 1466-1861 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pathology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/4792

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