α1-Antitrypsin reduces rhinovirus infection in primary human airway epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke

α1-Antitrypsin reduces rhinovirus infection in primary human airway epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke

Reena Berman, Di Jiang, Qun Wu, Hong Wei Chu Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA Abstract: Human rhinovirus (HRV) infections target airway epithelium and are the leading cause of acute exacerbations of COPD. Cigarette smoke (CS) increases the severity of viral infection...

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Main Authors: Berman R, Jiang D, Wu Q, Chu HW
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2016-06-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
Subjects:
alpha1-antitrypsin
rhinovirus
COPD
cigarette smoke
ICAM-1
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/alpha1-antitrypsin-reduces-rhinovirus-infection-in-primary-human-airwa-peer-reviewed-article-COPD

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