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Inhaled corticosteroid influence toll like receptor 2 expression in induced sputum from patients with COPD

BACKGROUND: The link between long-term ICS therapy and respiratory infection in COPD patients is controversial. We investigated the effect of long-term use of inhaled corticosteroid on Toll like receptor 2 (TLR2) expression in induced sputum from COPD patients. METHODS: 51 patients were divided into...

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Autores principales: Zhu, Haixing, Shi, Yuheng, Tang, Wei, Shi, Guocao, Wan, Huanyin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6733430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27234389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2213-0802-1-7