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Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection-induced chronic bronchitis and emphysematous changes in CCSP-deficient mice.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2016
Matsumoto Takemasa, Fujita Masaki, Hirano Ryosuke, Uchino Junji, Tajiri Yukari, Fukuyama Satoru, Morimoto Yasuo, Watanabe Kentaro
Abstract excerpt
The club cell secretory protein (CCSP) is a regulator of lung inflammation following acute respiratory infection or lung injury. Recently, the relationship between CCSP and COPD has been reported. Since COPD results from an abnormal inflammatory response, we hypothesized that CCSP could have a protective role against chronic inflammation-induced lung damage. To address this issue, the pathophysiology of chronic...
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