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Abstract
The two lung surfactant collectins, surfactant protein (SP)-A and SP-D, are involved in host defence against infectious and allergenic agents via enhancement of killing and clearance by macrophages and neutrophils. Recent gene-knockout, protein engineering and physiological studies have emphasised the roles that SP-A and SP-D play in acute inflammatory responses.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10047533 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(99)80006-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Immunol ISSN: 0952-7915 Impact factor: 7.486