Wallace W A, Gillooly M, Lamb D
Department of Pathology, Edinburgh University Medical School.
Thorax. 1993 Jun;48(6):668-9. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.6.668.
The alveolar macrophage population is higher in smokers than in non-smokers. An age related increase in the alveolar macrophage number in the lungs of non-smokers has been found, whether expressed per unit lung volume or per unit lung surface area.
吸烟者的肺泡巨噬细胞数量高于不吸烟者。研究发现,无论以单位肺容积还是单位肺表面积计算,不吸烟者肺部的肺泡巨噬细胞数量会随着年龄增长而增加。