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Airway epithelial platelet-activating factor receptor expression is markedly upregulated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BACKGROUND: We recently published that platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFr) is upregulated on the epithelium of the proximal airways of current smokers and also in bronchial epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke extract. These treated cells also showed upregulation of Streptococcus pneum...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4137917/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25143722 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S67044 |