Low-Level Laser Therapy Reduces Lung Inflammation in an Experimental Model of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Involving P2X7 Receptor

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive disease characterized by irreversible airflow limitation, airway inflammation and remodeling, and enlargement of alveolar spaces. COPD is in the top five leading causes of deaths worldwide and presents a high economic cost. However, there...

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Main Authors: Gabriel da Cunha Moraes, Luana Beatriz Vitoretti, Auriléia Aparecida de Brito, Cintia Estefano Alves, Nicole Cristine Rigonato de Oliveira, Alana dos Santos Dias, Yves Silva Teles Matos, Manoel Carneiro Oliveira-Junior, Luis Vicente Franco Oliveira, Renata Kelly da Palma, Larissa Carbonera Candeo, Adriana Lino-dos-Santos-Franco, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestine Horliana, João Antonio Gimenes Júnior, Flavio Aimbire, Rodolfo Paula Vieira, Ana Paula Ligeiro-de-Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6798238