Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
In vitro migration of alveolar macrophages was studied in 24 fire victims and 19 controls; all subjects were cigarette smokers. Unstimulated (P = 0.01) and stimulated migration towards casein-(P = 0.01) and zymosan-activated serum (P = 0.002) of macrophages from smoke inhalation patients (SI) (n = 19) was increased when compared to control subjects (CS). Migration of alveolar macrophages from patients with burns without smoke inhalation (burns only, BO) was not increased. Patients with smoke inhalation and no burns (smoke only, SO) (n = 9) had increased migration when compared to controls but this was not statistically significant. Patients with smoke inhalation and burns (SB) (n = 10) had increased unstimulated migration (P = 0.01) and increased migration towards casein (P less than 0.005), ZAS (P less than 0.002) and F-met-leu-phe (P less than 0.05) when compared to controls (CS). Lavage fluid from the fire victims displayed chemotactic activity towards normal human neutrophils and its analysis for the components of the complement cascade proved positive (Clq, Clr, Factor B and C3). These data suggest that activation of alveolar macrophages may contribute to the development of pathophysiological changes in patients with smoke inhalation (SI) and particularly those with smoke inhalation and burns (SB).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0014-2972
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
485-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Alveolar macrophage chemotaxis in fire victims with smoke inhalation and burns injury.
pubmed:affiliation
University Department of Anaesthesia, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't