Pathogenic mechanism of second hand smoke induced inflammation and COPD

Pathogenic mechanism of second hand smoke induced inflammation and COPD

Second hand smoke (SHS) introduces thousands of toxic chemicals into the lung, including carcinogens and oxidants, which cause direct airway epithelium tissue destruction. It can also illicit indirect damage through its effect on signaling pathways related to tissue cell repair and by the abnormal...

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Main Authors: Rahel eBirru, Y. Peter eDi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Immunity
Inflammation
Cancer
COPD
second hand smoke
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00348/full

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