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Cigarette smoke worsens lung inflammation and impairs resolution of influenza infection in mice
BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoke has both pro-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. Both active and passive cigarette smoke exposure are linked to an increased incidence and severity of respiratory virus infections, but underlying mechanisms are not well defined. We hypothesized, based on prior gen...
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2483272/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18627612 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-9-53 |