Acute toxicity of beta gamma-CAT, a naturally existing non-lens beta gamma-crystallin and trefoil factor complex from frog Bombina maxima skin secretions

In vertebrates, non-lens beta gamma-crystallins are widely expressed in various tissues, but their functions are unknown. The molecular mechanisms of trefoil factors, initiators of mucosal healing and being greatly involved in tumorigenesis, have remained

This work was supported by grants from The Chinese National Natural Science Foundation (30630014 and 30570359), and grants of "Key Research Direction-KSCX2-YW-R-088" from The Chinese Academy of Sciences and The Yunnan Science and Technology Commission (20