Interleukin-18 production and pulmonary function in COPD
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Interleukin-18 production and pulmonary function in COPD.
Interleukin (IL)-18 production and pulmonary function were evaluated in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in order to determine the role of IL-18 in COPD. Immunohistochemical techniques were used to examine IL-18 production in the lungs of patients with very severe COPD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage IV, n = 16), smokers (n = 27) an...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00019207