Lung surfactant suppresses oxygen-dependent bactericidal functions of human blood monocytes by inhibiting the assembly of the NADPH oxidase.

Geertsma, M F

Lung surfactant suppresses oxygen-dependent bactericidal functions of human blood monocytes by inhibiting the assembly of the NADPH oxidase. [electronic resource] - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) Mar 1993 - 2391-400 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0022-1767


Blood Bactericidal Activity--drug effects
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid--cytology
Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate--metabolism
Granulocytes--metabolism
Humans
Hydrogen Peroxide--metabolism
Macrophages--immunology
Monocytes--enzymology
NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases--antagonists & inhibitors
NADPH Oxidases
Oxygen--blood
Phagocytosis--drug effects
Pulmonary Surfactants--pharmacology
Staphylococcus aureus--drug effects