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Impaired Blood Neutrophil Function in the Frequent Exacerbator of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Proof-of-Concept Study

PURPOSE: The underlying biological mechanisms of the frequent exacerbator phenotype of COPD remain unclear. We compared systemic neutrophil function in COPD patients with or without frequent exacerbations. METHODS: Whole blood from COPD frequent exacerbators (defined as ≥2 moderate–severe exacerbati...

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Autores principales: Jones, Arwel Wyn, Robinson, Richard, Mohamed, Peer, Davison, Glen, Izzat, Hassan Jaysen, Lewis, Keir Edward
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27530251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00408-016-9930-z