Effect of pirfenidone protecting against cigarette smoke extract induced apoptosis

Introduction Apoptosis of lung structural cells is a significant upstream event involved in COPD pathogenesis. This study was designed to explore whether pirfenidone (PFD) was able to attenuate apoptosis induced by cigarette smoke extract (CSE). Methods A method of intraperitoneal CSE injection to...

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Main Authors: Yiming Ma, Xiangming Liu, Lijuan Luo, Herui Li, Zihang Zeng, Yan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2022-02-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.org/Effect-of-pirfenidone-protecting-against-cigarette-smoke-nextract-induced-apoptosis,146169,0,2.html