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Infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Promotes Both M1/M2 Polarization and MMP Production in Cigarette Smoke-Exposed Macrophages

Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a risk factor for COPD. Our previous study revealed more severe emphysema in COPD patients (mostly smokers) with prior tuberculosis. However, the mechanisms of interactions between cigarette smoke (CS) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are unknown. In this study, w...

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Autores principales: Le, Yanqing, Cao, Wenli, Zhou, Lu, Fan, Xin, Liu, Qiangui, Liu, Fusheng, Gai, Xiaoyan, Chang, Chun, Xiong, Jing, Rao, Yafei, Li, Aling, Xu, Wei, Liu, Beibei, Wang, Tong, Wang, Beinan, Sun, Yongchang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7468417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32973788
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.01902