PLUNC is a secreted product of neutrophil granules

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1201-1206

  Bartlett, Jennifer A ^a   Hicks, Benjamin J ^a   Schlomann, Jamie M ^b   Ramachandran, Shyam ^b   Nauseef, William M ^a,b   McCray Jr , Paul B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

BPI; Endotoxin; Inflammation; Innate immunity; LBP

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; CELL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; PLUNC PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFLAMMATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; NEUTROPHIL GRANULE; NOSE MUCOSA; PALATE; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SUBMUCOSA;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MAMMALS; NEUTROPHILS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 46949102070     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0507302     Document Type: Article

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