lysosomal constituents
Last reviewed 01/2018
The lysosomes of various cells within the inflammatory response supply a number of active agents:
- neutrophils:
- specific granules:
- lactoferrin
- lysozyme
- alkaline phosphatase
- leukocyte adhesion molecules, promoting movement
- azurophilic granules:
- myeloperoxidase
- lysozyme
- acid hydrolases
- cationic proteins
- neutral proteases
- monocytes and macrophages:
- acid hydrolases
- neutral proteases
- plasminogen activator
- platelets, from alpha granules:
- fibrinogen
- factor V
- platelet factor 4
- von Willebrand factor
- platelet derived growth factor