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Airway mucus obstruction triggers macrophage activation and matrix metalloproteinase 12-dependent emphysema.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Nov 2014
Trojanek Joanna B, Cobos-Correa Amanda, Diemer Stefanie, Kormann Michael, Schubert Susanne C, Zhou-Suckow Zhe, Agrawal Raman, Duerr Julia, Wagner Claudius J, Schatterny Jolanthe, Hirtz Stephanie, Sommerburg Olaf, Hartl Dominik, Schultz Carsten, Mall Marcus A
Abstract excerpt
Whereas cigarette smoking remains the main risk factor for emphysema, recent studies in β-epithelial Na(+) channel-transgenic (βENaC-Tg) mice demonstrated that airway surface dehydration, a key pathophysiological mechanism in cystic fibrosis (CF), caused emphysema in the absence of cigarette smok...
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