Cytotoxic lymphocytes in COPD airways: increased NK cells associated with disease, iNKT and NKT-like cells with current smoking

Cytotoxic lymphocytes in COPD airways: increased NK cells associated with disease, iNKT and NKT-like cells with current smoking

Abstract Background Cytotoxic lymphocytes are increased in the airways of COPD patients. Whether this increase is driven primarily by the disease or by smoking is not clear, nor whether it correlates with the rate of decline in lung function. Methods Bronchoscopy with BAL was performed in 52 subject...

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Main Authors: Jonas Eriksson Ström, Jamshid Pourazar, Robert Linder, Anders Blomberg, Anne Lindberg, Anders Bucht, Annelie F. Behndig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Disease mechanisms
Lung function decline
Smoking habits
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0940-7

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