ArticleBiomedical journal2017
Microbes are off the menu: Defective macrophage phagocytosis in COPD.
Article in Biomedical journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Macrophage Polarization: Learning to Manage It 3.0.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Developmental immune network of airway lymphocytes and innate immune cells in patients with stable COPD.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Macrophage Polarization and Functions in Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
In this issue of the Biomedical Journal, we learn about the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and how defective macrophage phagocytosis may lead to the build up of microbes and pollutants in inflamed lungs. We also focus on new findings that may take us a step closer to full automation in diagnostic bacteriology laboratories. Finally, we highlight the anti-tumor properties of microalgae and the application of algorithms to predict human emotion from electrocardiogram.
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