Glucocorticoid receptor expression in human bronchial epithelial cells: effects of smoking and COPD

• Автори: M. M. Verheggen (Автор), P. W. C. Adriaansen-Soeting (Автор), C. A. Berrevoets (Автор), P. Th. W. van Hal (Автор), A. O. Brinkmann (Автор), H. C. Hoogsteden (Автор), M. A. Versnel (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Hindawi Limited, 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Previously, we found that inflammatory mediators modulated the number and binding affinity of glucocorticoid receptors (GR) in human bronchial epithelial cell lines . In this study we investigated whether smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), both characterized by airway inflamma...