A guide to chemokines and their receptors

CE Hughes, RJB Nibbs - The FEBS journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The chemokines (or chemotactic cytokines) are a large family of small, secreted proteins that
signal through cell surface G protein‐coupled heptahelical chemokine receptors. They are …

The role of the CXCL12/CXCR4/CXCR7 chemokine axis in cancer

Y Shi, DJ Riese, J Shen - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chemokines are a family of small, secreted cytokines which regulate a variety of cell
functions. The CXC motif chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) binds to CXC chemokine receptor …

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF): a multifaceted cytokine regulated by genetic and physiological strategies

K Sumaiya, D Langford, K Natarajaseenivasan… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine encoded within a
functionally polymorphic genetic locus. MIF was initially recognized as a cytokine generated …

Immunological mechanisms and therapeutic targets of fatty liver diseases

H Wang, W Mehal, LE Nagy, Y Rotman - Cellular & Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are the two major
types of chronic liver disease worldwide. Inflammatory processes play key roles in the …

Inflammatory chemokines in atherosclerosis

S Gencer, BR Evans, EPC van der Vorst, Y Döring… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis is a long-term, chronic inflammatory disease of the vessel wall leading to the
formation of occlusive or rupture-prone lesions in large arteries. Complications of …

The chemokine system in innate immunity

CL Sokol, AD Luster - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2015 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Chemokines are chemotactic cytokines that control the migration and positioning of immune
cells in tissues and are critical for the function of the innate immune system. Chemokines …

Inflammatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and cancer

MN Amin, SA Siddiqui, M Ibrahim… - SAGE open …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Inflammatory cytokines are highly inducible small glycoproteins or regulatory proteins of low
molecular weight secreted by different cell types. They regulate intercellular communication …

Chemokines and chemokine receptors: positioning cells for host defense and immunity

JW Griffith, CL Sokol, AD Luster - Annual review of immunology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Chemokines are chemo tactic cyto kines that control the migratory patterns and positioning
of all immune cells. Although chemokines were initially appreciated as important mediators …

Inflammation and immunity in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension

M Rabinovitch, C Guignabert, M Humbert… - Circulation …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
This review summarizes an expanding body of knowledge indicating that failure to resolve
inflammation and altered immune processes underlie the development of pulmonary arterial …

[HTML][HTML] Cytokines in atherosclerosis: Key players in all stages of disease and promising therapeutic targets

DP Ramji, TS Davies - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the arteries, is responsible for most
deaths in westernized societies with numbers increasing at a marked rate in developing …