Second hand smoke and COPD: lessons from animal studies

• Main Author: Laima Taraseviciene-Stewart (auth)
• Other Authors: Adelheid Kratzer (auth), Michael Borchers (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Physiology; Autoantibodies; Cytokines; pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary injections; Inflammation; matrix degradation; Immune responses; Macrophages; Cell signaling; Monocytes and lymphocytes; second hand smoke; Heart Failure; Emphysema
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Cigarette smoke exposure is the key initiator of chronic inflammation, alveolar destruction, and the loss of alveolar blood vessels that lead to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which is comprised of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS)...