Role of leukotrienes in antimicrobial defense of the lung

J Lab Clin Med. 1998 Oct;132(4):251-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-2143(98)90037-3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Leukotrienes / biosynthesis
  • Leukotrienes / immunology*
  • Leukotrienes / therapeutic use
  • Lung / immunology*
  • Lung / metabolism
  • Lung / microbiology
  • Macrophages, Alveolar / drug effects
  • Macrophages, Alveolar / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Phagocytosis / physiology
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / immunology*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / metabolism

Substances

  • Leukotrienes