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Roflumilast partially reverses smoke-induced mucociliary dysfunction
BACKGROUND: Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) break down cAMP, thereby regulating intracellular cAMP concentrations and diffusion. Since PDE4 predominates in airway epithelial cells, PDE4 inhibitors can stimulate Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) by increasing cAMP. Tobacco smoking...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628339/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26521141 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-015-0294-3 |