Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology

Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology
Open Access

ISSN: 2155-9899

Research Article - (2015) Volume 6, Issue 5

Activation of Alveolar Macrophages with Interferon-γ Promotes Antioxidant Defenses via the Nrf2-ARE Pathway

Bashar S Staitieh1*#, Eduardo E Egea1#, Xian Fan1, Nnamdi Azih2, Wendy Neveu1 and David M Guidot1,3
1Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, United States
2Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta, United States
3Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, United States
#Contributed equally to this work
*Corresponding Author: Bashar S Staitieh, MD, Division of Pulmonary Allergy, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 615 Michael Street, Suite 205, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States, Tel: (404) 712-2547, Fax: (404) 712-2974 Email:

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