Article
Priming of blood neutrophils in children with cystic fibrosis: correlation between functional and phenotypic expression of opsonin receptors before and after platelet-activating factor priming.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1999
Witko-Sarsat V, Halbwachs-Mecarelli L, Sermet-Gaudelus I, Bessou G, Lenoir G, Allen R C, Descamps-Latscha B
Abstract excerpt
Blood phagocyte opsonin receptor CR1 (CD35) and CR3 (CD11b) functions were examined in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with endobronchial Staphylococcus aureus or Pseudomonas aeruginosa chronic infection, CF patients without infection, heterozygous, non-CF patients with chronic pulmonary infection,...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Bronchial Diseases
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Infant
- Inflammation Mediators
- Male
- Neutrophils