Increased leptin/leptin receptor pathway affects systemic and airway inflammation in COPD former smokers

Andreina Bruno1, Marinella Alessi2, Simona Soresi2, Anna Bonanno1, Loredana Riccobono1, Angela Marina Montalbano1, Giusy Daniela Albano1, Mark Gjomarkaj1, Mirella Profita11Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology, Italian National Research Council, Palermo, Italy; 2Dipartimento Biomedico di...

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Main Authors: Bruno A, Alessi M, Soresi S, Bonanno A, Riccobono L, Montalbano AM, Albano GD, Gjomarkaj M, Profita M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2011-05-01
Series:Journal of Inflammation Research
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/increased-leptinleptin-receptor-pathway-affects-systemic-and-airway-in-a7503