Expression and pathological significance of CC chemokine receptor 7 and its ligands in the airway of asthmatic rats exposed to cigarette smoke.

Conclusions: Cigarette smoking may aggravate asthma symptoms by attenuating immunity, possibly through CCR7-mediated DCs aggregation in lung tissue.
PMID: 30416795 [PubMed]

Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - November 13, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research