Mechanisms of mineral dust-induced emphysema.
Mineral dust exposure can result in emphysema and chronic airflow obstruction. We postulated that dust-induced emphysema has a pathogenesis similar to that in cigarette smoke-induced emphysema, namely, excess release of proteolytic enzymes from dust-evoked inflammatory cells, and inactivation of alp...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1470183/ |