[Changes in the cytokine profile in residents with chronic obstructive lung disease exposed to urban air pollutants].

The complex of urban air pollutants was established to affect the cytokine profile in Moscow residents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)), as it causes a significant reduction of L-6 and TNF-alpha in their blood samples. The identified changes indicate to inhibition of the functional activity of cells of the reticuloendothelial system, which can lead to the persistence of seasonal bacterial-viral infections and more rapid chronization of the basic disease.