RAGE and tobacco smoke: Insights into modeling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

RAGE and tobacco smoke: Insights into modeling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive condition characterized by chronic airway inflammation and airspace remodeling, leading to airflow limitation that is not completely reversible. Smoking is the leading risk factor for compromised lung function stemming from COPD pathogen...

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Main Authors: Adam B. Robinson, Jeffrey A. Stogsdill, Joshua B. Lewis, Tyler T. Wood, Paul R. Reynolds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Rage
Tobacco
COPD
transgenic
mouse models
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00301/full

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