Chemerin 156F, generated by chymase cleavage of prochemerin, is elevated in joint fluids of arthritis patients

Chemerin is a chemoattractant involved in immunity that also functions as an adipokine. Chemerin is secreted as an inactive precursor (chem163S), and its activation requires proteolytic cleavages at its C-term...

Source: Arthritis Research and Therapy - July 4, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Lei Zhao, Yasuto Yamaguchi, Xiaomei Ge, William H. Robinson, John Morser and Lawrence L. K. Leung Tags: Research article Source Type: research