Time Course of the Phenotype of Blood and Bone Marrow Monocytes and Macrophages in the Lung after Cigarette Smoke Exposure In Vivo

Time Course of the Phenotype of Blood and Bone Marrow Monocytes and Macrophages in the Lung after Cigarette Smoke Exposure In Vivo

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 tim...

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Main Authors: Camila Oliveira da Silva, Andréa Monte-Alto-Costa, Mariana Renovato-Martins, Filipe Jorge Viana Nascimento, Samuel dos Santos Valença, Vincent Lagente, Luís Cristóvão Pôrto, Tatiana Victoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
COPD
macrophages
cigarette smoke
monocytes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/9/1940

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