Study of mannose-binding lectin in smokers with and without COPD

Study of mannose-binding lectin in smokers with and without COPD

Background: Deficiency of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) was claimed to increase susceptibility to and chronicity of microbial infections in different body systems. Tobacco smoking was also claimed to be associated with reduced blood levels of MBL in blood and defective efferocytosis in the airways. B...

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Main Authors: Maha M. Naguib, Mahmoud M. Al Salahy, Gehan F. Al mehy, Mona M. El Beheisy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
MBL
Smoking
COPD
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200690

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