Cigarette smoke extract induces differential expression levels of beta-defensin peptides in human alveolar epithelial cells

BACKGROUND: The damaging effects of cigarette smoke on the lungs are well known in terms of cancer risks. Additional molecular changes within the lung tissue can also occur as a result of exposure to cigarette smoke. The human β-defensin (hBD) class of antimicrobial peptides is the focus of our rese...

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Autores principales: Pierson, Tony, Learmonth-Pierson, Sarah, Pinto, Daniel, van Hoek, Monique L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3648470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23627872
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1617-9625-11-10

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3648470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23627872
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1617-9625-11-10

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