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Hypoxia upregulates neutrophil degranulation and potential for tissue injury
BACKGROUND: The inflamed bronchial mucosal surface is a profoundly hypoxic environment. Neutrophilic airway inflammation and neutrophil-derived proteases have been linked to disease progression in conditions such as COPD and cystic fibrosis, but the effects of hypoxia on potentially harmful neutroph...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5099189/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27581620 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207604 |