BN 52021 (a platelet activating factor-receptor antagonist) decreases alveolar macrophage-mediated lung injury in experimental extrinsic allergic alveolitis

• Main Authors: J-L (Author), T. Martón (Author), J-M (Author), M-L. Sánchez (Author), A. Montero (Author), A. Jiménez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Several lines of research indirectly suggest that platelet activating factor (PAF) may intervene in the pathogenesis of extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA). The specific aim of our study was to evaluate the participation of PAF on macrophage activation during the acute phase of EAA in an experimenta...