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Chlamydophila pneumoniae induces a sustained airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in mice

BACKGROUND: It has been reported that Chlamydophila (C.) pneumoniae is involved in the initiation and promotion of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). Surprisingly, the effect of C. pneumoniae on airway function has never been investigated. METHODS: In this study, mice were ino...

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Autores principales: Blasi, Francesco, Aliberti, Stefano, Allegra, Luigi, Piatti, Gioia, Tarsia, Paolo, Ossewaarde, Jacobus M, Verweij, Vivienne, Nijkamp, Frans P, Folkerts, Gert
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2194694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18021431
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-8-83