Alveolar macrophages from subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are deficient in their ability to phagocytose apoptotic airway epithelial cells - Hodge, Sandra; Hodge, Greg; Scicchitano, Raffaele; Reynolds, Paul N; Holmes, Mark (Immunology and cell biology, 2003)
Keywords: Aged; alveolar macrophage; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Apoptosis; bronchial epithelial cell; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - cytology; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - immunology; Cell Line, Transformed; Cell Survival; Epithelial Cells - cytology; Epithelial Cells - immunology; Epithelial Cells - physiology; Flow Cytometry; Humans; Macrophages, Alveolar - immunology; Phagocytosis; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - etiology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - immunology; Respiratory Mucosa - cytology; Respiratory Mucosa - immunology