Th1/17-Biased Inflammatory Environment Associated with COPD Alters the Response of Airway Epithelial Cells to Viral and Bacterial Stimuli

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airway inflammation associated with a Th1/17-biased cytokine environment. Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are most often triggered by respiratory infections, which elicit an exaggerated inflammatory response in these patients, via...

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Main Authors: Yifan Chen, Rakesh K. Kumar, Paul S. Thomas, Cristan Herbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7281462
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