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Smokers with CT detected emphysema and no airway obstruction have decreased plasma levels of EGF, IL-15, IL-8 and IL-1ra

Título de la revista: PLOS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Volumen: 8
Número: 4
Páginas: e60260
Fecha de publicación: 2013
Resumen:
Current or former smokers expressing a well-defined disease characteristic such as emphysema, has a specific plasma cytokine profile. This includes a decrease of cytokines mainly implicated in activation of apoptosis or decrease of immunosurveillance. This information should be taken into account when evaluated patients with tobacco respiratory diseases