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Innate Immune Responses Are Increased in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by irreversible airflow obstruction, neutrophilic airway inflammation and chronic bacterial colonisation, however the role of the innate immune response in the pathogenesis of COPD remains unclear. METHODS: Induced sputum was...

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Autores principales: Baines, Katherine Joanne, Simpson, Jodie Louise, Gibson, Peter Gerard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3069087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21483784
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018426