The Effect of Cigarette Smoke Exposure on the Development of Inflammation in Lungs, Gut and Joints of TNFΔARE Mice.

The Effect of Cigarette Smoke Exposure on the Development of Inflammation in Lungs, Gut and Joints of TNFΔARE Mice.

The inflammatory cytokine TNF-α is a central mediator in many immune-mediated diseases, such as Crohn's disease (CD), spondyloarthritis (SpA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Epidemiologic studies have shown that cigarette smoking (CS) is a prominent common risk factor in these...

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Main Authors: Liesbeth Allais, Smitha Kumar, Karlijn Debusschere, Stephanie Verschuere, Tania Maes, Rebecca De Smet, Griet Conickx, Martine De Vos, Debby Laukens, Guy F Joos, Guy G Brusselle, Dirk Elewaut, Claude A Cuvelier, Ken R Bracke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4629889?pdf=render

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