Inflammation and Immune Response in COPD: Where Do We Stand?

• প্রধান লেখক: Nikoletta Rovina (লেখক), Antonia Koutsoukou (লেখক), Nikolaos G. Koulouris (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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Increasing evidence indicates that chronic inflammatory and immune responses play key roles in the development and progression of COPD. Recent data provide evidence for a role in the NLRP3 inflammasome in the airway inflammation observed in COPD. Cigarette smoke activates innate immune cells by trig...