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Urban particulate matter (PM) suppresses airway antibacterial defence
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have shown that urban particulate matter (PM) increases the risk of respiratory infection. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. PM has been postulated to suppress the activation of airway epithelial innate defence in response to infection. MET...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5759166/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29310642 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-017-0700-0 |