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Mechanisms of corticosteroid insensitivity in COPD alveolar macrophages exposed to NTHi

BACKGROUND: Non-typeable Haemophilus influenza (NTHi) infection is common in COPD. Corticosteroids can have limited therapeutic effects in COPD patients. NTHi causes corticosteroid insensitive cytokine production from COPD alveolar macrophages. We investigated the mechanisms by which NTHi causes cor...

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Autores principales: Khalaf, Rana M., Lea, Simon R., Metcalfe, Hannah J., Singh, Dave
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/PMC5395788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28420398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-017-0539-4