 Oncostatin M
"Oncostatin M" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A cytokine with both pro- and anti-inflammatory actions that depend upon the cellular microenvironment. Oncostatin M is a 28 kDa monomeric glycoprotein that is similar in structure to LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR. Its name derives from the the observation that it inhibited the growth of tumor cells and augmented the growth of normal fibroblasts.
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D053683
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.562 D12.776.467.374.562 D23.529.374.562
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oncostatin M" by people in Profiles.
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Elbjeirami WM, Donnachie EM, Burns AR, Smith CW. Endothelium-derived GM-CSF influences expression of oncostatin M. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Oct; 301(4):C947-53.
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Lafontant PJ, Burns AR, Donnachie E, Haudek SB, Smith CW, Entman ML. Oncostatin M differentially regulates CXC chemokines in mouse cardiac fibroblasts. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2006 Jul; 291(1):C18-26.
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Kerfoot SM, Raharjo E, Ho M, Kaur J, Serirom S, McCafferty DM, Burns AR, Patel KD, Kubes P. Exclusive neutrophil recruitment with oncostatin M in a human system. Am J Pathol. 2001 Oct; 159(4):1531-9.
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