The role of monocytes in sepsis-associated pulmonary microvascular injury

Although monocyte margination to the lungs is enhanced during endotoxemia, little is known of their role in sepsis-associated acute lung injury (ALI). Moreover, monocytes exists as two functionally distinct subsets ‘inflammatory’ Gr-1high and ‘resident’ Gr-1low, which exhibit heterogeneous inflammat...

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Main Author: Dokpesi, Justina Omosomi
Other Authors: Takata, Masao ; O'Dea, Kieran
Published: Imperial College London 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.528733