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Characterisation of lung macrophage subpopulations in COPD patients and controls.
Scientific reports - 2 Aug 2017
Dewhurst Jennifer A, Lea Simon, Hardaker Elizabeth, Dungwa Josiah V, Ravi Arjun K, Singh Dave
Abstract excerpt
Lung macrophage subpopulations have been identified based on size. We investigated characteristics of small and large macrophages in the alveolar spaces and lung interstitium of COPD patients and controls. Alveolar and interstitial cells were isolated from lung resection tissue from 88 patients. Macrophage subpopulation cell-surface expression of immunological markers and phagocytic ability were assessed by flow...
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