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Human eosinophil granulocytes do not express the enzyme arginase
Author(s) -
LucknerMinden Claudia,
Fischer Ina,
Langhans ClausDieter,
Schiller Martin,
Kropf Pascale,
Müller Ingrid,
Hohlfeld Jens M.,
Ho Anthony D.,
Munder Markus
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of leukocyte biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.819
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1938-3673
pISSN - 0741-5400
DOI - 10.1189/jlb.1109741
Subject(s) - arginase , immune system , biology , inflammation , ornithine , eosinophil , allergic inflammation , arginine , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , amino acid , asthma
Human eosinophils lack the mechanism of arginase‐mediated arginine depletion as a key immunosuppressive mechanism of neutrophil granulocytes.