CCR6 is not necessary for functional effects of human CCL18 in a mouse model

CCL18, a chemokine with no known receptor, has been implicated in several fibrotic pulmonary diseases associated with T-lymphocyte infiltration. It has been hypothesized that CCL18 may act through CCR6. Gene d...

Source: Fibrogenesis and Tissue Repair - January 18, 2012 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Irina G Luzina and Sergei P Atamas Source Type: research