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Airway regulatory T cells are decreased in COPD with a rapid decline in lung function

BACKGROUND: Differences in the expression of regulatory T cells (Tregs) have been suggested to explain why some smokers develop COPD and some do not. Upregulation of Tregs in response to smoking would restrain airway inflammation and thus the development of COPD; while the absense of such upregulati...

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Autores principales: Eriksson Ström, Jonas, Pourazar, Jamshid, Linder, Robert, Blomberg, Anders, Lindberg, Anne, Bucht, Anders, Behndig, Annelie F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7734742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33317530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01593-9