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SUBMITTER: Di A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3242890 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Di Anke A Gao Xiao-Pei XP Qian Feng F Kawamura Takeshi T Han Jin J Hecquet Claudie C Ye Richard D RD Vogel Stephen M SM Malik Asrar B AB
Nature immunology 20111120 1
The NADPH oxidase activity of phagocytes and its generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is critical for host defense, but ROS overproduction can also lead to inflammation and tissue injury. Here we report that TRPM2, a nonselective and redox-sensitive cation channel, inhibited ROS production in phagocytic cells and prevented endotoxin-induced lung inflammation in mice. TRPM2-deficient mice challenged with endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) had an enhanced inflammatory response and diminished su ...[more]