SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Adhesion Site Protein Upregulation in Small Airways, Type 2 Pneumocytes, and Alveolar Macrophages of Smokers and COPD – Possible Implications for Interstitial Fibrosis

BACKGROUND: Smokers and patients with COPD are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, leading to severe COVID-19. METHODS: This cross-sectional study involved resected lung tissues from 16 patients with GOLD stage I or II COPD; of which 8 were current smokers COPD (COPD-CS), and 8 ex-smokers CO...

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Autores principales: Brake, Samuel James, Eapen, Mathew Suji, McAlinden, Kielan Darcy, Markos, James, Haug, Greg, Larby, Josie, Chia, Collin, Hardikar, Ashutosh, Singhera, Gurpreet Kaur, Hackett, Tillie L, Lu, Wenying, Sohal, Sukhwinder Singh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2022
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8761078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35046647
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S329783

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8761078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35046647
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S329783

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