Impact of fatty acid binding protein 5-deficiency on COPD exacerbations and cigarette smoke-induced inflammatory response to bacterial infection

Although cigarette smoking (CS) is by far the most important risk factor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), repeated and sustained infections are clearly linked to disease pathogenesis and are re...

Source: Clinical and Translational Medicine - March 15, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Deviyani M. Rao, Della T. Phan, Michelle J. Choo, Michael R. Weaver, Rebecca E. Oberley-Deegan, Russell P. Bowler and Fabienne Gally Tags: Research Source Type: research