Respiratory infections cause the release of extracellular vesicles: implications in exacerbation of asthma/COPD.

Respiratory infections cause the release of extracellular vesicles: implications in exacerbation of asthma/COPD.

Infection-related exacerbations of respiratory diseases are a major health concern; thus understanding the mechanisms driving them is of paramount importance. Despite distinct inflammatory profiles and pathological differences, asthma and COPD share a common clinical facet: raised airway ATP levels....

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Main Authors: Suffwan Eltom, Nicole Dale, Kristof R G Raemdonck, Christopher S Stevenson, Robert J Snelgrove, Pradeep K Sacitharan, Chiara Recchi, Silene Wavre-Shapton, Daniel F McAuley, Cecilia O'Kane, Maria G Belvisi, Mark A Birrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4074193?pdf=render

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