Persistence of oxidant and protease burden in the airways after smoking cessation

BACKGROUND: Oxidative stress is associated with the pathogenesis of cigarette smoke related lung diseases, but longitudinal effects of smoking cessation on oxidant markers in the airways are unknown. METHODS: This study included 61 smokers; 21 with chronic bronchitis or COPD, 15 asthmatics and 25 as...

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Autores principales: Louhelainen, Noora, Rytilä, Paula, Haahtela, Tari, Kinnula, Vuokko L, Djukanović, Ratko
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19473482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-9-25

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19473482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-9-25

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