Long-term cigarette smoking suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome activation in oral mucosal epithelium and attenuates host defense against Candida albicans in a rat model
Cigarette smoke (CS) exposure and Candida albicans (C. albicans) infection are epidemiological risk factors for oral diseases, such as oral leukoplakia (OLK). Smoking-induced inflammation and immune modulation are potentially important mechanisms in the development of diseases, although the biologic...
Main Authors: | Pei Ye, Xiang Wang, Sheng Ge, Wei Chen, Wenmei Wang, Xiaodong Han |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-05-01
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Series: | Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332218370227 |
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