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Compartmentalization of anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory gene expression in current and former smokers with COPD
20 Aug 2019
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have high oxidative stress associated with the severity of the disease. Nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 (Nrf2)-directed stress response plays a critical role in the protection of lung cells to oxidative stress by upregulating antioxidant genes in response to tobacco smoke. There is a critical gap in our knowledge about Nrf-2...
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