| Literature DB >> 6693176 |
S W Richards, P K Peterson, H A Verbrugh, R D Nelson, D E Hammerschmidt, J R Hoidal.
Abstract
Human alveolar macrophages (AMs) migrated toward and aggregated to C5a but not toward C5a-deficient serum. Human AMs from cigarette smokers migrated significantly farther than did AMs from nonsmokers. Human AMs phagocytized Escherichia coli opsonized with activated C3. Immunoglobulin G was not required for phagocytosis. Human AMs demonstrate chemotaxis and aggregation to C5a. Further, human AMs can phagocytize bacteria coated with activated C3.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6693176 PMCID: PMC264372 DOI: 10.1128/iai.43.2.775-778.1984
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441