What does AM stand for?

Alveolar macrophages are part of the lungs' innate defense system and they play an essential role in the clearance of bacterial infections.

The 54 papers discuss such aspects as the proteomic dissection of viral pathogenesis, identifying genes involved in tick infestation in cows, the dynamic differential regulation of innate immune transcripts during the infection of alveolar macrophages by the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, and using RNAi and transgenics to develop viral disease resistant livestock.

The oxidant burden in the lungs is further enhanced in smokers by the release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from alveolar macrophages and sequestered neutrophils in the lung [2].

1975) based on the hemosiderin content of alveolar macrophages stained with Prussian blue.

A comparative in vitro cytotoxicity study of several manufactured nanoparticles and nanotubes revealed that aggregated SWCNTs/ ropes, MWCNT raw material, and MWCNTaggregated tubes suspended in 5 [micro]g/mL dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) affected cell viability in murine lung alveolar macrophages at nearly similar concentrations (Murr et al.

Staining techniques demonstrate intra-cytoplasmic fragments of red blood cells in the alveolar macrophages.

Rat alveolar macrophages were treated with different extracts from 4year old roots, and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF) production was used as a measure of immunostimulatory activity.

Intraoperative cytology smears showed markedly increased numbers of alveolar macrophages with fine cytoplasmic vacuolation (Figure, A through C).