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Suppression of pulmonary innate host defense in smokers
DOI 10.1055/s-2007-1032297
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Autor:innenC Herr, C Beisswenger, N Suttrop, C Vogelmeier, R Bals
ZeitschriftPneumologie
Ausgabe01/2008
Jahrgang / SeitenNicht angegeben
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Background: Smoking increases the susceptibility to pulmonary infection and is a risk factor for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We postulated that cigarette smoke suppresses the activation of the innate immune system in response to bacterial infection. Methods: With sensitive ex-vivo analysis we measured the level of the endogenous antibiotic peptide human beta-defensin-2 in pharyng…
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C Herr, C Beisswenger, N Suttrop, C Vogelmeier, R Bals (2008) Suppression of pulmonary innate host defense in smokers. Pneumologie (01). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1032297
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