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Time Course of the Phenotype of Blood and Bone Marrow Monocytes and Macrophages in the Lung after Cigarette Smoke Exposure In Vivo.
International journal of molecular sciences - 9 Sept 2017
Oliveira da Silva Camila, Monte-Alto-Costa Andréa, Renovato-Martins Mariana, Viana Nascimento Filipe Jorge, Dos Santos Valença Samuel, Lagente Vincent, Pôrto Luís Cristóvão, Victoni Tatiana
Abstract excerpt
Alveolar macrophages play a central role in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Monocytes are recruited from blood during inflammation and then mature into alveolar macrophages. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of cigarette smoke (CS) at different times in lung macrophages and monocytes from blood and bone marrow in mice. Male mice (C57BL/6, n = 45) were divided...
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