Effects of cigarette smoke on barrier function and tight junction proteins in the bronchial epithelium: protective role of cathelicidin LL-37

BACKGROUND: Airway epithelial barrier function is maintained by the formation of tight junctions (TJs) and adherens junctions (AJs). Inhalation of cigarette smoke causes airway epithelial barrier dysfunction and may contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic lung diseases such as asthma and chronic o...

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Autores principales: Tatsuta, Miyoko, Kan-o, Keiko, Ishii, Yumiko, Yamamoto, Norio, Ogawa, Tomohiro, Fukuyama, Satoru, Ogawa, Aimi, Fujita, Akitaka, Nakanishi, Yoichi, Matsumoto, Koichiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6842552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31706310
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-019-1226-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6842552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31706310
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-019-1226-4

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