Cigarette Smoke Inhibits Alveolar Repair: A Mechanism for the Development of Emphysema

Classically, emphysema has been believed to develop when mediators of tissue injury exceed protective mechanisms within the lung. Evidence also supports the concept that tissue destruction represents a balance between tissue injury and tissue repair. In this context, cigarette smoke is directly toxi...

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Hauptverfasser: Rennard, Stephen I., Togo, Shinsaku, Holz, Olaf
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: American Thoracic Society 2006
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Lund COPD Symposium: Tissue Remodeling and Repair Mechanisms in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2647656/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17065377
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1513/pats.200605-121SF
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