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Cigarette Smoke Decreases Airway Epithelial FABP5 Expression and Promotes Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection

Cigarette smoking is the primary cause of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which is characterized by chronic inflammation of the airways and destruction of lung parenchyma. Repeated and sustained bacterial infections are clearly linked to disease pathogenesis (e.g., exacerbations) and a...

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Main Authors: Gally, Fabienne, Chu, Hong Wei, Bowler, Russell P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551956/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23349676
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051784
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