Effects of bile acids on human airway epithelial cells: implications for aerodigestive diseases

Gastro-oesophageal reflux and aspiration have been associated with chronic and end-stage lung disease and with allograft injury following lung transplantation. This raises the possibility that bile acids may cause lung injury by damaging airway epithelium. The aim of this study was to investigate th...

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Main Authors: Adil Aldhahrani, Bernard Verdon, Chris Ward, Jeffery Pearson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2017-03-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/3/1/00107-2016.full