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Impact of ozone exposure on the phagocytic activity of human surfactant protein A (SP-A) and SP-A variants.
American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology - 1 Jan 2008
Mikerov Anatoly N, Umstead Todd M, Gan Xiaozhuang, Huang Weixiong, Guo Xiaoxuan, Wang Guirong, Phelps David S, Floros Joanna
Abstract excerpt
Surfactant protein A (SP-A) enhances phagocytosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. SP-A1 and SP-A2 encode human (h) SP-A; SP-A2 products enhance phagocytosis more than SP-A1. Oxidation can affect SP-A function. We hypothesized that in vivo and in vitro ozone-induced oxidation of SP-A (as assessed by its carbonylation level) negatively affects its function in phagocytosis (as assessed by bacteria cell association). To...
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