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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Neutrophils Have a Distinct Phenotype and Are Resistant to Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Inhibition.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Oct 2016
Juss Jatinder K, House David, Amour Augustin, Begg Malcolm, Herre Jurgen, Storisteanu Daniel M L, Hoenderdos Kim, Bradley Glyn, Lennon Mark, Summers Charlotte, Hessel Edith M, Condliffe Alison, Chilvers Edwin R
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RATIONALE: Acute respiratory distress syndrome is refractory to pharmacological intervention. Inappropriate activation of alveolar neutrophils is believed to underpin this disease's complex pathophysiology, yet these cells have been little studied. OBJECTIVES: To examine the functional and transcriptional profiles of patient blood and alveolar neutrophils compared with healthy volunteer cells, and to define their...
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