Journal of Inflammation - Latest articlesThe latest articles from Journal of Inflammation (ISSN 1476-9255) published by BioMed CentralThe tripeptide feG inhibits leukocyte adhesion- May 20, 2008 Background: The tripeptide feG (D-Phe-D-Glu-Gly) is a potent anti-inflammatory peptide that reduces the severity of type I immediate hypersensitivity reactions, and inhibits neutrophil chemotaxis and adhesion to tissues. feG also reduces the expression of 1-integrin on circulating neutrophils, but the counter ligands involved in the anti-adhesive actions of the peptide are not known. In this study the effects of feG on the adhesion of rat peritoneal leukocytes and extravasated neutrophils to...http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/5/1/6 |