Primate Monocytes - CD14, CD16 - Ziegler-Heitbrock

Contact

Patrolling the endothelium in sickle cell disease.

Abstract

In this issue of Blood, Liu et al provide evidence that a subset of circulating monocytes known as endothelial patrolling monocytes have increased heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) levels and may help to protect from vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease.1

Authors: Gordeuk VR.
Journal: Blood. 2018 Apr 5;131(14):1503-1505
Year: 2018
PubMed: Find in PubMed