Christine Chew1, Oliver J Brand2, Tomohiko Yamamura3

  • 1Lydia Becker Institute for Immunology and Inflammation, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom; Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Division of Cell-Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom.

概括

巨除了免疫之外,还有不同的作用,与细胞外基质相互作用. 研究人员确定了巨的不同子集,强调了它们在健康和疾病中的重要性.