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Release of interleukin-8, interleukin-6, and colony-stimulating factors by upper airway epithelial cells: implications for cystic fibrosis.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Oct 1993
Bédard M, McClure C D, Schiller N L, Francoeur C, Cantin A, Denis M
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by a dramatic neutrophil recruitment and repeated Pseudomonas infections in the lungs. To evaluate cytokine releasibility by airway epithelial cells in the context of CF, we studied primary nasal epithelial cells isolated from the upper airways and continuous epithelial cell lines from normal and CF subjects. Relatively low levels of interleukin (IL)-8, IL-6, and...
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