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Inflammation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and aging.
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine - 1 Dec 2011
Provinciali Mauro, Cardelli Maurizio, Marchegiani Francesca
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an abnormal persistent inflammatory response to noxious environmental stimuli, particularly cigarette smoke. The determinants of the dysregulated immune responses, which play a role both in the onset and continuation of COPD, are largely unknown. We examined several molecular mechanisms regulating the inflammatory pathway, such as...
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