Emerging Biological Functions of IL-17A: A New Target in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

• Main Authors: Meiling Liu (Author), Kang Wu (Author), Jinduan Lin (Author), Qingqiang Xie (Author), Yuan Liu (Author), Yin Huang (Author), Jun Zeng (Author), Zhaogang Yang (Author), Yifan Wang (Author), Shiyan Dong (Author), Weiye Deng (Author), Mingming Yang (Author), Song Wu (Author), Wen Jiang (Author), Xuefeng Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes high rates of disability and mortality worldwide because of severe progressive and irreversible symptoms. During the period of COPD initiation and progression, the immune system triggers the activation of vari...