Immunologic aspects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
This review is an account of how pulmonary damage caused by cigarette smoke and other
environmental toxins can incite inflammatory and immunologic reactions that culminate in
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The authors present evidence that
autoimmunity has a role in the development of COPD.
environmental toxins can incite inflammatory and immunologic reactions that culminate in
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The authors present evidence that
autoimmunity has a role in the development of COPD.
This review is an account of how pulmonary damage caused by cigarette smoke and other environmental toxins can incite inflammatory and immunologic reactions that culminate in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The authors present evidence that autoimmunity has a role in the development of COPD.
The New England Journal Of Medicine