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NAP, a peptide derived from the activity-dependent neuroprotective protein, modulates macrophage function

Francisco J Quintana1, Roy Zaltzman, Rafael Fernandez-Montesinos

  • 1Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Seville School of Medicine, Avda. Sanchez Pizjuan, 4, 41009 Sevilla, Spain.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
|August 5, 2006
PubMed
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The neuroprotective peptide NAP downregulates key inflammatory cytokines in macrophages, suggesting a role in immune regulation alongside its known neuroprotective effects. This peptide, derived from activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP), impacts immune responses.

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