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SUBMITTER: Das A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5090174 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Das Amitava A Ghatak Subhadip S Sinha Mithun M Chaffee Scott S Ahmed Noha S NS Ahmed Noha S NS Parinandi Narasimham L NL Wohleb Eric S ES Sheridan John F JF Sen Chandan K CK Roy Sashwati S
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20160518 12
Milk fat globule epidermal growth factor-factor 8 (MFG-E8) is a peripheral glycoprotein that acts as a bridging molecule between the macrophage and apoptotic cells, thus executing a pivotal role in the scavenging of apoptotic cells from affected tissue. We have previously reported that apoptotic cell clearance activity or efferocytosis is compromised in diabetic wound macrophages. In this work, we test the hypothesis that MFG-E8 helps resolve inflammation, supports angiogenesis, and accelerates ...[more]