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[Macrophage phenotype in induced sputum in asthma subjects].
Pneumonologia i alergologia polska - 1 Jan 2006
Hermanowicz-Salamon Joanna, Domagała-Kulawik Joanna, Maskey-Warzechowska Marta, Chazan Ryszarda
Abstract excerpt
Macrophages represent the most predominant immune effector cells in the alveolar spaces and conducting airways and are known to express activated phenotype. The study was aimed at assessing the differences in cellular profile and the expression of selected surface markers on sputum macrophages in asthma and healthy subjects. 17 healthy subjects (never smoked) and 10 mild asthma subjects treated with...
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