Sickle erythrocytes and platelets augment lung leukotriene synthesis with downregulation of anti-inflammatory proteins: Relevance in the pathology of the acute chest syndrome

Pulmonary Circulation

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 482-495

  Opene, Michael ^a   Kurantsin Mills, Joseph ^b,c   Husain, Sumair ^a   Ibe, Basil O ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

5 lipoxygenase; Cyclooxygenase; Leukotriene receptors; PAF receptor; Prostaglandins; Pulmonary circulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026336675     PISSN: 20458932     EISSN: 20458940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/677363     Document Type: Article

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