Azithromycin Improves Macrophage Phagocytic Function and Expression of Mannose Receptor in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Hodge, Sandra; Hodge, Greg; Jersmann, Hubertus; Matthews, Geoffrey; Ahern, Jessica; Holmes, Mark; Reynolds, Paul N (American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2008)
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Apoptosis - drug effects; Azithromycin - administration & dosage; Azithromycin - pharmacology; Azithromycin - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - cytology; Case-Control Studies; Cells, Cultured; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; Collectins - drug effects; Collectins - metabolism; Female; Humans; Inflammation; Intensive care medicine; Lectins, C-Type - drug effects; Lectins, C-Type - metabolism; Macrophages, Alveolar - drug effects; Male; Mannose-Binding Lectins - drug effects; Mannose-Binding Lectins - metabolism; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Phagocytosis - drug effects; Pneumology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - drug therapy; Receptors, Cell Surface - drug effects; Receptors, Cell Surface - metabolism; Respiratory Mucosa - drug effects; Respiratory Mucosa - metabolism; Statistics, Nonparametric; Lung disease; Intensive care; alveolar macrophage; Respiratory disease; Azithromycin; Mannose; Macrolide; Antibiotic; Bronchus disease; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Protein synthesis inhibitor; Antibacterial agent; Phagocytosis; Resuscitation; Apoptosis; Macrophage