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Alveolar macrophages from EVALI patients and e-cigarette users: a story of shifting phenotype.
Respiratory research - 17 Jun 2023
Warren Kristi J, Beck Emily M, Callahan Sean J, Helms My N, Middleton Elizabeth, Maddock Sean, Carr Jason R, Harris Dixie, Blagev Denitza P, Lanspa Michael J, Brown Samuel M, Paine Robert
Abstract excerpt
Exposure to e-cigarette vapors alters important biologic processes including phagocytosis, lipid metabolism, and cytokine activity in the airways and alveolar spaces. Little is known about the biologic mechanisms underpinning the conversion to e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) from normal e-cigarette use in otherwise healthy individuals. We compared cell populations and...
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