Results: 3

Galectin 3: an extraordinary multifunctional protein in dermatology. Current knowledge and perspectives

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (3), 2019
Abstract: Galectin 3 is a unique ~31 kDa protein that recognizes the N-acetyl-lactosamine structure of several glycoconjugates. It mainly occurs in epithelial and myeloid cells, but is also found in a variety of human cell types. In view of the crucial role played by galectin 3 in the regulation of cellu...

Overexpression of ezrin and galectin-3 as predictors of poor prognosis of cervical cancer

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
The aim of this study was to explore the correlation of ezrin and galectin-3 expressions with prognosis in cervical cancer. The immunohistochemical method was applied to detect ezrin and galectin-3 expressions in normal cervix tissues (n=30), cervicitis tissues (n=28), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ...

Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 may be involved in macrophage plasticity

Biol. Res; 50 (), 2017
Abstract Background Macrophages are a functionally heterogeneous cell population and depending on microenvironments they polarize in two main groups: M1 and M2. Glutamic acid and glutamate receptors may participate in the regulation of macrophage plasticity. To investigate the role of glutamatergic sys...