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Beyond leukotriene formation-The noncanonical functions of 5-lipoxygenase

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The role of 5-LO in the regulation of stem cell proliferation and differentiation and its biological functions apart from leukotriene and SPM formation are summarized.
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This article is published in Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators.The article was published on 2019-03-28 and is currently open access. It has received 21 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Leukotriene & Cell activation.

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African plants with in vitro anti-inflammatory activities: A review

TL;DR: This review provides an overview of African plants that demonstrated promising anti- inflammatory activity in in vitro studies and highlights the potential of African flora in contributing to anti-inflammatory drug discovery.
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Inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase is associated with downregulation of the leukotriene B4 receptor 1/ Interleukin-12p35 pathway and ameliorates sepsis-induced myocardial injury.

TL;DR: In this article, 5-Lox deficiency offered protection against myocardial injury in a mouse model of sepsis and attenuated septic-mediated inflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis in the mouse heart.
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Analysis of proximal ALOX5 promoter binding proteins by quantitative proteomics.

TL;DR: It is shown that the ALOX5 promoter can form DNA G‐quadruplex structures, which may play a functional role in ALOX7 gene regulation, and several zinc finger proteins as novel potential ALOx5 gene regulators are identified.
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Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators as Potential Regulators of Inflammatory Macrophage Responses in COVID-19.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the homeostatic functions of SPMs acting directly on macrophages on various levels, towards the resolution of inflammation and address the molecular events that link the lipid mediators with COVID-19 severity.
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