[Smoking. Changes produced by urethane on macrophage receptors and the complement system].
The present of communication result of the analysis action urethane, that is yield of burning tobacco, provoked alterations on macrophages, complement system and red blood cells. Our data show that urethane high concentration kill macrophages and red blood cells and severely inhibits complement activity. These findings suggest that urethane high concentrations injury to macrophage's receptors, complement system and red blood cells and these are associated with pathologic process related with passively and actively smoking individuals.
Departamento de medicina experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, DF.
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D000818:Animals; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000187:drug effects*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014520:Urethane / Q000494:pharmacology*
D014520:Urethane; D003165:Complement System Proteins
Tabaquismo. Alteraciones producidas por el uretano en los receptores de macrófagos y el sistema del complemento.