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Susceptibility to ozone-induced airway inflammation is associated with decreased levels of surfactant protein D
BACKGROUND: Ozone (O(3)), a common air pollutant, induces exacerbation of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Pulmonary surfactant protein (SP)-D modulates immune and inflammatory responses in the lung. We have shown previously that SP-D plays a protective role in a mouse model of alle...
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BioMed Central
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1488844/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16740162 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-7-85 |