The phenotype and function of preterm infant monocytes: Implications for susceptibility to infection

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 645-656

  De Jong, Emma ^a   Strunk, Tobias ^b,c   Burgner, David ^d,e,f   Lavoie, Pascal M ^g   Currie, Andrew ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c King Edward Maternity Hospital   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infection; Innate; Neonatal

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; INFLAMMASOME; PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR; CYTOKINE;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; APOPTOSIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MONOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; IMMUNOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOKINES; DENDRITIC CELLS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MONOCYTES;

EID: 85028657679     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: 19383673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.4RU0317-111R     Document Type: Review

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