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. 2015 Mar 17;42(3):401-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.02.014.

Cigarette smoke resets the Alarmin IL-33 in COPD

Foo Yew Liew  1
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Cigarette smoke resets the Alarmin IL-33 in COPD

Foo Yew Liew. Immunity. .
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Abstract

Cigarette smoke and infection are the major drivers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In this issue of Immunity, Kearley et al. (2015) demonstrate that smoke exposure alters the lung microenvironment leading to an interleukin-33-dependent proinflammatory disease exacerbation.

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