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Role of the Liver in Inflammation

Nature New Biology volume 231, pages 26–27 (1971)Cite this article

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INFLAMMATION leads to the appearance in plasma and inflammatory exudates of a protein with anti-inflammatory properties1–4. The greatest concentration of this anti-inflammatory protein (AIP) occurs relatively late after injury2, which suggests that it plays a role in the later stages of the inflammatory reaction and during healing. The synthesis of the protein is shown here to be similar to that of most other plasma proteins in that it occurs in the liver, which raises the question of the extent to which inflammation is influenced or controlled by the rates of synthesis of plasma proteins.

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  1. National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, NW7

    M. E. J. BILLINGHAM & A. H. GORDON

  2. Department of Pharmacology, Guy's Hospital, St Thomas Street, London, SE1

    B. V. ROBINSON

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BILLINGHAM, M., GORDON, A. & ROBINSON, B. Role of the Liver in Inflammation. Nature New Biology 231, 26–27 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio231026a0

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