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Combined exposure to cigarette smoke and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae drives development of a COPD phenotype in mice.
Respiratory research - 4 Feb 2014
Ganesan Shyamala, Comstock Adam T, Kinker Brenton, Mancuso Peter, Beck James M, Sajjan Uma S
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BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoke (CS) is the major etiologic factor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). CS-exposed mice develop emphysema and mild pulmonary inflammation but no airway obstruction, which is also a prominent feature of COPD. Therefore, CS may interact with other factors, particularly respiratory infections, in the pathogenesis of airway remodeling in COPD. METHODS: C57BL/6 mice were exposed...
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