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Abstract
Inflammatory cells are thought to be instrumental in the pathophysiology of pulmonary diseases, and control of their recruitment and activation in the lung would appear to be an attractive strategy for therapeutic intervention. Interleukin-8 and related CXC chemokines are involved in the function of neutrophils and T cells, and have been implicated in several lung diseases. Small-molecule antagonists of the interleukin-8 receptors have been identified, which may help elucidate the role of interleukin-8 and related chemokines in the pathophysiology of lung diseases.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11712746 DOI: 10.1016/s1471-4892(01)00043-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Pharmacol ISSN: 1471-4892 Impact factor: 5.547