Overexpression of CD163, CD204 and CD206 on alveolar macrophages in the lungs of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

We have previously reported that the lungs of patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) contain significantly higher numbers of alveolar macrophages than those of non-smokers or smokers. M1 and M2 macrophages represent pro- and anti-inflammatory populations, respectively...

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Main Authors: Yoichiro Kaku, Haruki Imaoka, Yoshitaka Morimatsu, Yoshihiro Komohara, Koji Ohnishi, Hanako Oda, Shinichi Takenaka, Masanobu Matsuoka, Tomotaka Kawayama, Motohiro Takeya, Tomoaki Hoshino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3907529?pdf=render