Effects of cigarette smoke on degranulation and NO production by mast cells and epithelial cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) is decreased by cigarette smoking. The hypothesis that oxides of nitrogen (NO<sub>X</sub>) in cigarette smoke solution (CSS) may exert a negative feedback mechanism upon NO release from epithelial (AEC, A549, and NHTBE) and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-09-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
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| Online Access: | http://respiratory-research.com/content/6/1/108 |