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. 1974 Apr;9(4):769–771. doi: 10.1128/iai.9.4.769-771.1974

Chemotactic Responsiveness of Human Alveolar Macrophages: Effects of Cigarette Smoking

Glenn A Warr 1, R Russell Martin 2
PMCID: PMC414880  PMID: 4822872

Abstract

Pulmonary alveolar macrophages from six cigarette smokers demonstrated higher random migration and greater chemotactic responsiveness to casein than did macrophages from seven nonsmokers. These observations are consistent with the concept that pulmonary macrophages are metabolically activated by cigarette smoking.

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