The anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory response of COPD airway smooth muscle cells to hydrogen sulfide

Abstract Backbround COPD is a common, highly debilitating disease of the airways, primarily caused by smoking. Chronic inflammation and structural remodelling are key pathological features of this disease caused, in part, by the aberrant function of airway smooth muscle (ASM). We have previously dem...

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Main Authors: Mark M. Perry, Bernadett Tildy, Alberto Papi, Paolo Casolari, Gaetano Caramori, Karen Limbert Rempel, Andrew J. Halayko, Ian Adcock, Kian Fan Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-05-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0788-x