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The microbiome of the lung and its extracellular vesicles in nonsmokers, healthy smokers and COPD patients
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disease, and bacterial infection plays a role in its pathogenesis. Bacteria secrete nanometer-sized extracellular vesicles (EVs), which may induce more immune dysfunction and inflammation than the bacteria themselves. We hypothes...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5420800/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28408748 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/emm.2017.7 |