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SUBMITTER: Giannotti KC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5481388 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Giannotti Karina Cristina KC Leiguez Elbio E Carvalho Ana Eduarda Zulim de AEZ Nascimento Neide Galvão NG Matsubara Márcio Hideki MH Fortes-Dias Consuelo Latorre CL Moreira Vanessa V Teixeira Catarina C
Scientific reports 20170622 1
Crotoxin B (CB) is a catalytically active group IIA sPLA<sub>2</sub> from Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom. In contrast to most GIIA sPLA<sub>2</sub>s, CB exhibits anti-inflammatory effects, including the ability to inhibit leukocyte functions. Lipid droplets (LDs) are lipid-rich organelles associated with inflammation and recognized as a site for the synthesis of inflammatory lipid mediators. Here, the ability of CB to induce formation of LDs and the mechanisms involved in this effect w ...[more]