Evaluation of Inflammatory Cytokine Secretion by Human Alveolar Macrophages

• Main Authors: J. E. Losa García (Author), F. M. Rodríguez (Author), M. R. Martín de Cabo (Author), M. J. García Salgado (Author), J. P. Losada (Author), L. G. Villarón (Author), A. J. López (Author), J. L. P. Arellano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The alveolar macrophage (AM) secretes interleukin 1β (IL-1β), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8), all of them inflammatory cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of many lung diseases. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the basal and stimulated s...