A novel insight into adaptive immunity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: B cell activating factor belonging to the tumor necrosis factor family.

Polverino, Francesca; Baraldo, Simonetta; Bazzan, Erica; Agostini, Simone; Turato, Graziella; Lunardi, Francesca; Balestro, Elisabetta; Damin, Marco; Papi, Alberto; Maestrelli, Piero; Calabrese, Fiorella; Saetta, Marina

Polverino, Francesca; Baraldo, Simonetta; Bazzan, Erica; Agostini, Simone; Turato, Graziella; Lunardi, Francesca; Balestro, Elisabetta; Damin, Marco; Papi, Alberto; Maestrelli, Piero; Calabrese, Fiorella; Saetta, Marina.

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Polverino F; Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova and Padova City Hospital, 35128 Padova, Italy.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med ; 182(8): 1011-9, 2010 Oct 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20581172

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Adaptive Immunity; B-Cell Activating Factor/metabolism; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/immunology; Smoking/immunology; B-Cell Activation Factor Receptor/metabolism; Biomarkers; Case-Control Studies; Female; Forced Expiratory Volume; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Lung/immunology; Lung/pathology; Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism; Lymphoid Tissue/immunology; Macrophages, Alveolar/immunology; Male; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/etiology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/pathology; Severity of Illness Index; Single-Blind Method; Smoking/adverse effects

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Smoking / Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / B-Cell Activating Factor / Adaptive Immunity Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Journal subject: TERAPIA INTENSIVA Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

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