Targeting neutrophilic inflammation in severe neutrophilic asthma: Can we target the disease-relevant neutrophil phenotype?

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 549-556

  Bruijnzeel, Piet L B ^a   Uddin, Mohib ^b   Koenderman, Leo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hypersegmented; Immunomodulatory; Myeloid suppressor cells; Phenotypic switching; Translational

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ASTHMA; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; LYMPH NODE; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHILIC ASTHMA; NEUTROPHILIC INFLAMMATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; IMMUNOLOGY;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPHILS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84941222139     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: 19383673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3VMR1214-600RR     Document Type: Review

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