title: Phospholipase A2--a mediator between proximal and distal effectors of inflammation.
abstract: Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) is known to play an important intracellular role in inflammatory processes but does it also perform a vital function extracellularly? Here, W. Pruzanski and P. Vadas marshall the evidence supporting PLA2 as a mediator of inflammation, specifically in linking local and systemic effects.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pruzanski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vadas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000502:physiology*; D054467:Phospholipases A2
chemical_list: D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2