CORE FOUNDATIONS FOR MEDICINE TUTORIAL ON EICOSANOIDS
Lipoxins
Lipoxins mediate the resolution of an inflammatory response
Lipoxins:
Block cysLT receptors
thereby inhibiting inflammatory leukotriene action
Activate lipoxin receptors which act to:
inactivate inflammatory cells
stimulate phagocytosis of dead cells
stimulate proliferation of wound-healing cells
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