Smoking status and tumor necrosis factor-alpha mediated systemic inflammation in COPD patients

• Main Authors: Godoy Irma (Author), Correa Camila (Author), Angeleli Aparecida YO (Author), Pelegrino Nilva RG (Author), Tanni Suzana E (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Smoking cause airway and systemic inflammation and COPD patients present low grade inflammation in peripheral blood. However, data on the influence of smoking itself on systemic inflammation in COPD patients are scarce. This study in...