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Cigarette smoke alters the ability of human dendritic cells to promote anti-Streptococcus pneumoniae Th17 response
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with chronic inflammation and impaired immune response to pathogens leading to bacteria-induced exacerbation of the disease. A defect in Th17 cytokines in response to Streptococcus pneumoniae, a bacteria associated with COPD exac...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4962368/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27460220 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-016-0408-6 |