Excessive aggregation of fine particles may play a crucial role in adolescent spontaneous pneumothorax pathogenesis
Background The pathogenesis of primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is unclear. Fine particles aggregated in the lung can be phagocytosed by alveolar macrophages (AMs) to induce an inflammatory reaction and damage local pulmonary tissue, which could be a mechanism of PSP. This project aimed to exp...
Main Authors: | Sibo Wang, Jun Li, Mengjiao Qian, Jing Wang, Yongxing Tan, Haibo Ou, Zhongyin Wang, Xiao Chen, Yunjiao Tu, Kai Xu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2023-11-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/16484.pdf |
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