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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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| 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 |