Some cellular inflammatory characteristics in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with anterior tuberculosis compared to tobacco related COPD

Background Although smoking is the main cause of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), previous tuberculosis (TB) infection can also induce the disease. While the management of COPD is mainly performed with anti-inflammatory molecules, inflammatory profile of post tuberculosis obstructi...

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Main Authors: Elise Guiedem, Marie Claire Okomo Assoumou, George Ikomey Mondinde, Eric Walter Pefura Yone, Céline Nkenfou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Some-cellular-inflammatory-characteristics-in-patients-with-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary,84422,0,2.html