Cigarette Smoke Suppresses the Surface Expression of c-kit and FcεRI on Mast Cells

• Glavni autori: M. E. Givi (Autor), B. R. Blokhuis (Autor), C. A. Da Silva (Autor), I. Adcock (Autor), J. Garssen (Autor), G. Folkerts (Autor), F. A. Redegeld (Autor), E. Mortaz (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multicomponent disease characterized by emphysema and/or chronic bronchitis. COPD is mostly associated with cigarette smoking. Cigarette smoke contains over 4,700 chemical compounds, including free radicals and LPS (a Toll-Like Receptor 4 agonist) at...