Connexin43 modulates neutrophil recruitment to the lung

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 4560-4570

  Sarieddine, Maya Z Richani ^a   Scheckenbach, K E Ludwig ^a   Foglia, Bernard ^a   Maass, Karen ^b   Garcia, Irène ^c   Kwak, Brenda R ^a   Chanson, Marc ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blocking peptide; Connexin; Lung inflammation; Mouse models; Neutrophil recruitment

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOKINE; GAP 26 PEPTIDE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; LUNG; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MICE; NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION; PEPTIDES; PULMONARY ALVEOLI;

MUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 67749089476     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00654.x     Document Type: Article

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