4 mayo 2015
Newly published observations in patients and experiments in mice provide evidence that cigarette smoke reduces expression of the protein NLRX1 in the lung, taking the restraints off a destructive immune response that results in COPD. The researchers hope that pinpointing the protein’s role could lead to improved COPD risk assessment, diagnostics, and treatment.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/rud6V-he03M/150504163504.htm
