Maggot secretions skew monocyte-macrophage differentiation away from a pro-inflammatory to a pro-angiogenic type.

BACKGROUND:Maggots of the blowfly Lucilia sericata are used for the treatment of chronic wounds. Earlier we reported maggot secretions to inhibit pro-inflammatory responses of human monocytes. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of maggot secretions on the differentiation of monocyte...

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Main Authors: Mariena J A van der Plas, Jaap T van Dissel, Peter H Nibbering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2778998?pdf=render