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01.08.2009 | Review
Shedding light on DARC: the role of the Duffy antigen/receptor for chemokines in inflammation, infection and malignancy
verfasst von:
K. Horne, Ian J. Woolley
Erschienen in:
Inflammation Research
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Ausgabe 8/2009
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Excerpt
Duffy antigen (Fy) was first identified in 1950 as a cause of transfusion reactions [
1], and 25 years later recognized as receptor allowing the entry of
Plasmodium vivax into erythrocytes [
2]. It was not until the mid 1990s that a physiological role for this antigen was proposed, when Duffy was found to be a chemokine receptor [
3] and was subsequently renamed Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC). Since then roles for DARC in inflammation, infection and malignancy have begun to emerge. …