Severe COVID-19 associated pneumonia patients may exhibit features of systemic hyper-inflammation
designated under the umbrella term of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) …

Some features of the OPN protein. Indicated sites of O-glycosylation and phosphorylation
are intended to be representative; both vary (phosphorylation in particular) with the source of …

Osteopontin (Opn) is a secreted adhesive, glycosylated phosphoprotein that contains the
arginine‐glycine‐aspartic acid (RGD) cell‐binding sequence that is found in many extracellular …

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease characterized by the accumulation of activated T cells and
widespread granuloma formation. In addition, individual genetic predisposition appears to …

Amyloid is composed of B-pleated sheets of insoluble proteins that are deposited in various
Organs (14). In primary systemic amyloidosis, clonally ex-panded plasma cells residing in …

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2. Consensus suggestions can standardise care, thereby …

Previously regarded as an adhesive bone matrix protein, recent studies suggest that
osteopontin (Eta-1) is also a novel RGD-containing cytokine that regulates early cell-mediated …

Osteopontin (Opn) is a multifunctional protein independently discovered by investigators from
diverse scientific backgrounds and implicated in a broad array of pathological processes. …

Amyloidosis is a collection of diseases in which different proteins are deposited as insoluble
β-pleated sheets, disrupting organ function. Each precursor protein induces a separate …

Osteopontin is an RGD-containing bone matrix protein with cytokine-like functions that is
associated with early stages of Th1-mediated diseases. Although the function of osteopontin in …