[Proliferative activity and bacteriostatic capacity of human alveolar macrophages (proceedings)].
Human alveolar macrophages were collected by bronchopulmonary lavage and their proliferation activity and bacteriostatic capacity determined in vitro. Compared with blood monocytes the alveolar macrophages show a higher degree of differentiation with a very high bacteriostatic capacity and no proliferation acitivity. There were no major differences between alveolar macrophages from healthy individuals, heavy smokers and patients with bronchogenic cancer.
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000166:cytology*; D012907:Smoking
Proliferationsaktivität und bakteriostatische Kapazität von humanen Alveolarmakrophagen.