Cigarette smoke may alter immune response in COPD exacerbations
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 00:42
in Health & Medicine
Smoking cigarettes is not only the principle cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it may change the body's immune responses to bacteria that commonly cause exacerbations of the disease, according to new research in a mouse model.
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