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Macrophages—the immune effector guardians of the lung: impact of corticosteroids on their functional responses

Lung macrophages (LMs) are key immune effector cells that protect the lung from inhaled particulate matter, noxious gases and pathogens. In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), there is an abundance of macrophages in airspaces and lung tissues suggesting that they play an important role in...

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Autores principales: van Eeden, Stephan F., Akata, Kentaro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Portland Press Ltd. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7330501/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32608490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/CS20200382