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The effects of interleukin-8 on airway smooth muscle contraction in cystic fibrosis
BACKGROUND: Many cystic fibrosis (CF) patients display airway hyperresponsiveness and have symptoms of asthma such as cough, wheezing and reversible airway obstruction. Chronic airway bacterial colonization, associated with neutrophilic inflammation and high levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8) is also a...
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2633308/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19046427 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-9-76 |