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Inhibition of IFN-γ-dependent antiviral airway epithelial defense by cigarette smoke

BACKGROUND: Although individuals exposed to cigarette smoke are more susceptible to respiratory infection, the effects of cigarette smoke on lung defense are incompletely understood. Because airway epithelial cell responses to type II interferon (IFN) are critical in regulation of defense against ma...

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Autores principales: Modestou, Modestos A, Manzel, Lori J, El-Mahdy, Sherif, Look, Dwight C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20504369
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-64