Association of Lung Inflammatory Cells with Small Airways Function and Exhaled Breath Markers in Smokers - Is There a Specific Role for Mast Cells?

Association of Lung Inflammatory Cells with Small Airways Function and Exhaled Breath Markers in Smokers - Is There a Specific Role for Mast Cells?

BACKGROUND:Smoking is associated with a mixed inflammatory infiltrate in the airways. We evaluated whether airway inflammation in smokers is related to lung function parameters and inflammatory markers in exhaled breath. METHODS:Thirty-seven smokers undergoing lung resection for primary lung cancer...

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Main Authors: Yvonne Nussbaumer-Ochsner, Jan Stolk, Luiz F Ferraz da Silva, Annemarie van Schadewijk, Ronald C de Jeu, Frans A Prins, Thais Mauad, Klaus F Rabe, Pieter S Hiemstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4466526?pdf=render

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