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Quercetin prevents rhinovirus-induced progression of lung disease in mice with COPD phenotype.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Farazuddin Mohammad, Mishra Rahul, Jing Yaxun, Srivastava Vikram, Comstock Adam T, Sajjan Umadevi S
Abstract excerpt
Acute exacerbations are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Rhinovirus, which causes acute exacerbations may also accelerate progression of lung disease in these patients. Current therapies reduces the respiratory symptoms and does not treat the root cause of exacerbations effectively. We hypothesized that quercetin, a potent antioxidant and...
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