Second hand smoke and COPD: lessons from animal studies

Cigarette smoke exposure is the key initiator of chronic inflammation, alveolar destruction, and the loss of alveolar blood vessels that lead to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which is comprised of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS)...

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Main Authors:	Laima Taraseviciene-Stewart, Adelheid Kratzer, Michael Borchers
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media SA 2021
Subjects:	QP1-981 Q1-390 Autoantibodies Cytokines pulmonary hypertension pulmonary injections Inflammation matrix degradation Immune responses Macrophages Cell signaling Monocytes and lymphocytes second hand smoke Heart Failure Emphysema thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MF Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences::MFG Physiology
Online Access:	18578
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