Inflammation and Immune Response in COPD: Where Do We Stand?

Increasing evidence indicates that chronic inflammatory and immune responses play key roles in the development and progression of COPD. Recent data provide evidence for a role in the NLRP3 inflammasome in the airway inflammation observed in COPD. Cigarette smoke activates innate immune cells by trig...

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Main Authors: Nikoletta Rovina, Antonia Koutsoukou, Nikolaos G. Koulouris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/413735
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