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Immature monocytes contribute to cardiopulmonary bypass-induced acute lung injury by generating inflammatory descendants.
Thorax - 1 Mar 2017
Xing Zhichen, Han Junyan, Hao Xing, Wang Jinhong, Jiang Chunjing, Hao Yu, Wang Hong, Wu Xueying, Shen Liwei, Dong Xiaojun, Li Tong, Li Guoli, Zhang Jianping, Hou Xiaotong, Zeng Hui
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BACKGROUND: As immune regulatory and effector cells, monocytes play an important role in the blood-extracorporeal circuit contact-related acute lung injury in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). However, circulating monocytes are phenotypically and functionally heterogeneous, so we characterised how immature monocytes affect acute lung injury induced by CPB. METHODS: The identification and dynamic...
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