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Azithromycin Improves Macrophage Phagocytic Function and Expression of Mannose Receptor in Chronic O...

Azithromycin Improves Macrophage Phagocytic Function and Expression of Mannose Receptor in Chronic O...

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Azithromycin Improves Macrophage Phagocytic Function and Expression of Mannose Receptor in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Azithromycin Improves Macrophage Phagocytic Function and Expression of Mannose Receptor in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Publisher

New York, NY: Am Thoracic Soc

Journal title

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2008-07, Vol.178 (2), p.139-148

Language

English

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New York, NY: Am Thoracic Soc

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Contents

Defective efferocytosis (phagocytic clearance of apoptotic cells) in the airway may perpetuate inflammation via secondary necrosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We have previously reported that low-dose azithromycin improved alveolar macrophage (AM) phagocytic function in vitro.
We investigated collectins (mannose-binding lect...

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Azithromycin Improves Macrophage Phagocytic Function and Expression of Mannose Receptor in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69270843

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69270843

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ISSN

1073-449X

E-ISSN

1535-4970

DOI

10.1164/rccm.200711-1666OC

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