Smoking status and tumor necrosis factor-alpha mediated systemic inflammation in COPD patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Smoking cause airway and systemic inflammation and COPD patients present low grade inflammation in peripheral blood. However, data on the influence of smoking itself on systemic inflammation in COPD patients are scarce. This study in...

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Main Authors: Godoy Irma, Correa Camila, Angeleli Aparecida YO, Pelegrino Nilva RG, Tanni Suzana E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/7/1/29

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