Extracellular cadmium in the bronchoalveolar space of long-term tobacco smokers with and without COPD and its association with inflammation

Tobacco contains cadmium, and this metal has been attributed a causative role in pulmonary emphysema among smokers, although extracellular cadmium has not to date been quantified in the bronchoalveolar space of tobacco smokers with or without COPD. We determined whether cadmium is enhanced in the br...

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Autores principales: Sundblad, Britt-Marie, Ji, Jie, Levänen, Bettina, Midander, Klara, Julander, Anneli, Larsson, Kjell, Palmberg, Lena, Lindén, Anders
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4869628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27274222
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S105234

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