Th1/17-Biased Inflammatory Environment Associated with COPD Alters the Response of Airway Epithelial Cells to Viral and Bacterial Stimuli

• मुख्य लेखकों: Yifan Chen (लेखक), Rakesh K. Kumar (लेखक), Paul S. Thomas (लेखक), Cristan Herbert (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airway inflammation associated with a Th1/17-biased cytokine environment. Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are most often triggered by respiratory infections, which elicit an exaggerated inflammatory response in these patients, via...