Biological effect of lung proteoglycans on functions of pulmonary alveolar macrophages.
Biological effects of animal lung proteoglycans on functions of pulmonary alveolar macrophages from the same animal species were evaluated by quantitative and qualitative NBT tests. It was found that fractions of lung proteoglycans modulated the rate of NBT reduction in pulmonary macrophages under selected conditions.
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000502:physiology; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium / Q000378:metabolism; D010587:Phagocytosis; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000187:drug effects*; D011817:Rabbits
D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D011509:Proteoglycans; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium