Cigarette smoke resets the Alarmin IL-33 in COPD

Immunity
Foo Yew Liew

Abstract

Cigarette smoke and infection are the major drivers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In this issue of Immunity, Kearley et al. (2015) demonstrate that smoke exposure alters the lung microenvironment leading to an interleukin-33-dependent proinflammatory disease exacerbation.

Citations

Nov 8, 2018·Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : ECAM·Genfa WangJingcheng Dong
Nov 3, 2016·American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology·Karamatullah DanyalAlbert van der Vliet
Aug 26, 2021·Respiratory Research·Spela KokeljAnna-Carin Olin

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