Liver is the major source of elevated serum lipocalin‐2 levels after bacterial infection or partial hepatectomy: A critical role for IL‐6/STAT3

Ming‐Jiang Xu, Dechun Feng, Hailong Wu, Hua Wang, Yvonne Chan, Jay Kolls, Niels Borregaard, Bo Porse, Thorsten Berger, Tak W. Mak, Jack B. Cowland, Xiaoni Kong, Bin Gao – 18 September 2014 – Lipocalin‐2 (LCN2) was originally isolated from human neutrophils and termed neutrophil gelatinase‐associated lipocalin (NGAL). However, the functions of LCN2 and the cell types that are primarily responsible for LCN2 production remain unclear.

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