Inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its role in cardiovascular disease and lung cancer
AbstractChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by lung inflammation that persists after smoking cessation. This inflammation is heterogeneous but the key inflammatory cell types involved are macrophages, neutrophils and T cells. Other lung cells may also produce inflammatory m...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Clinical and Translational Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40169-015-0068-z |