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Host lung immunity is severely compromised during tropical pulmonary eosinophilia: role of lung eosinophils and macrophages
Author(s) -
Sharma Pankaj,
Sharma Aditi,
Vishwakarma Achchhe Lal,
Agnihotri Promod Kumar,
Sharma Sharad,
Srivastava Mrigank
Publication year - 2016
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.4a0715-309rr
Subject(s) - eosinophilia , pulmonary eosinophilia , immunology , biology , bronchoalveolar lavage , pathogenesis , lung , eosinophil , pathology , medicine , asthma
Pathogenesis of TPE is marked by functional impairment of AMΦs, alternative activation of lung macrophages, and upregulation of anti‐apoptotic genes by Eos.