Daolin Tang

BACKGROUND: Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are endogenous molecules released or exposed during cellular stress, injury, or death. Initially characterized as danger signals that alert the immune system, DAMPs are now recognized…

The Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts [RAGE] is an evolutionarily recent member of the immunoglobulin super-family, encoded in the Class III region of the major histocompatability complex. RAGE is highly expressed only in the lung…