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LTB4 increases nasal neutrophil activity and conditions neutrophils to exert antiviral effects

BACKGROUND: Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) recruits and activates neutrophils. Accordingly, this leukotriene is involved in innate defense actions. OBJECTIVE: To examine if nasal LTB4 can produce neutrophil activity and to explore whether or not LTB4 can condition neutrophils to exert virucidal effects in vi...

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Autores principales: Widegren, Henrik, Andersson, Morgan, Borgeat, Pierre, Flamand, Louis, Johnston, Sebastian, Greiff, Lennart
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7127613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21251805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2010.12.021