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Plasma cathelicidin and longitudinal lung function in current and former smokers

INTRODUCTION: Cathelicidin (also known as LL-37 in humans) is an antimicrobial peptide secreted by epithelial and immune cells and regulated by vitamin D. The immunological roles of cathelicidin make it a putative biomarker to identify individuals at risk for reduced lung function. The objective of...

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Autores principales: Burkes, Robert M., Astemborski, Jacquie, Lambert, Allison A., Brown, Todd T., Wise, Robert A., Kirk, Gregory D., Drummond, M. Bradley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6392327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30811465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212628