Cargando…

Role of Alveolar Macrophages in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Alveolar macrophages (AMs) represent a unique leukocyte population that responds to airborne irritants and microbes. This distinct microenvironment coordinates the maturation of long-lived AMs, which originate from fetal blood monocytes and self-renew through mechanisms dependent on GM-CSF and CSF-1...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vlahos, Ross, Bozinovski, Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4160089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25309536
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00435