Time Dependent Production of Cytokines and Eicosanoids by Human Monocytic Leukaemia U937 Cells; Effects of Glucocorticosteroids

• Main Authors: Ingrid M. Garrelds (Author), Peter Th. W. Van Hal (Author), Raquel C. Haakmat (Author), Henk C. Hoogsteden (Author), Pramod R. Saxena (Author), Frederik J. Zijlstra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In the present study the human monoblast cell line U937 has been used as a model to study the function of human mononuclear phagocytes in asthma. The kinetics of the production of eicosanoids and cytokines, which are thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of asthma, were studied. In addition, th...