... of these particular ‘puzzle pieces’ may change substantially due to their mutual interactions. The present review concerns different opinions on interactions that occur between monocytes, tumour cells and TMVs (tumour-derived microvesicles). 1 To whom correspondence should be addressed (email mibaj@cyf...

... and are regulated by complex signalling pathways. A synergistic interaction between interferon γ and monocyte-derived mediators drives high-level astrocyte MMP-9 secretion; this and other networking effects are inhibited by steroids. Better understanding of regulatory mechanisms may identify potential switch points...

...C. Bentley; F. Bejta; C. De Pascale; M. Avella; C.P.D. Wheeler-Jones; K.M. Botham; C. Lawson In early atherosclerosis the frequency of activated monocytes in the peripheral circulation is amplified, and migration of monocytes into the walls of the aorta and large arteries is increased, due partly...

... antiprotease host response inflammatory lung disease monocyte nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) secretory leucoprotease inhibitor (SLPI) Human SLPI (secretory leucoprotease inhibitor) was originally isolated from secretions of patients with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and CF (cystic...

...K.-E. Eilertsen; B. Østerud The transmembrane glycoprotein TF (tissue factor) plays an essential role in haemostasis as the principal initiator of blood coagulation. In this paper, we describe how the circulating blood cells – monocytes, platelets, neutrophils and their microparticles – co-operate...