Do macrophages kill through apoptosis?

被引:63
作者
Aliprantis, AO [1 ]
DiezRoux, G [1 ]
Mulder, LCF [1 ]
Zychlinsky, A [1 ]
Lang, RA [1 ]
机构
[1] NYU, MED CTR, SKIRBALL INST BIOMOL MED, DEPT PATHOL & MICROBIOL, NEW YORK, NY 10016 USA
来源
IMMUNOLOGY TODAY | 1996年 / 17卷 / 12期
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10.1016/S0167-5699(96)10071-2
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Macrophages can kill target cells independent of conventional immune specificity. Based on a re-examination of literature three decades old and recent experiments, Antonios Aliprantis and colleagues propose that macrophages kill target cells by inducing apoptosis. For this purpose, macrophages employ a selection of pro-apoptotic mediators including reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and tumour necrosis factor alpha.
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页码:573 / 576
页数:4
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