Inflammation and Immune Response in COPD: Where Do We Stand?

Inflammation and Immune Response in COPD: Where Do We Stand?

Increasing evidence indicates that chronic inflammatory and immune responses play key roles in the development and progression of COPD. Recent data provide evidence for a role in the NLRP3 inflammasome in the airway inflammation observed in COPD. Cigarette smoke activates innate immune cells by trig...

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Main Authors: Rovina, Nikoletta, Koutsoukou, Antonia, Koulouris, Nikolaos G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3728539/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3728539/

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