Vol. 30 (Suppl 1) 2009 Neuro endocrinology letters

Interactions of oxidatively modified calf skin collagen with platelets and phagocytes.

OBJECTIVES: The effects of non-modified and oxidatively modified calf skin collagen type I on platelet aggregation and the oxidative burst of phagocytes were examined in the framework of a general hypothesis that collagen, platelets and phagocytes cooperate to modulate the oxidative burst of phagocytes and the extent of oxidative stress.....