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Diesel exhaust alters the response of cultured primary bronchial epithelial cells from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae

BACKGROUND: Exacerbations constitute a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Both bacterial infections, such as those with non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi), and exposures to diesel engine emissions are known to contr...

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Autores principales: Zarcone, Maria C., van Schadewijk, Annemarie, Duistermaat, Evert, Hiemstra, Pieter S., Kooter, Ingeborg M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5273858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28129777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-017-0510-4