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Rare lung cells trigger rapid repair after smoke or virus exposure in mice—a similar pathway may exist in humans
A rare cell in the lining of lungs is fundamental to the organ-wide response necessary to repair damage from toxins like ...
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Community dynamics and the lower airway microbiota in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, smokers and healthy non-smokers - Thorax
Risk factors for bacterial colonisation/infection of the airways include smoking, severity of airway obstruction and/or inflammation of the airways. 2 Moreover, bacterial colonisation/infection of the ...
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Relationship between quantitative CT metrics and health status and BODE in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Thorax
Background The value of quantitative CT (QCT) to identify chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotypes is increasingly appreciated. The authors hypothesised that QCT-defined emphysema and ...
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Ironing out smoking-related airway disease - Nature
News & Views Published: 09 March 2016 Respiratory disorders Ironing out smoking-related airway disease Thomas J. Mariani Nature 531, 586–587 (2016) Cite this article ...
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Airway Microbiota and Chronic Respiratory Disease - Medscape
The Emerging Relationship Between the Airway Microbiota and Chronic Respiratory Disease Clinical Implications Yvonne J Huang; Susan V Lynch Disclosures Expert Rev Resp Med. 2011;5 (6):809-821. 0 ...