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Black carbon content in airway macrophages is associated with increased severe exacerbations and wor...

Black carbon content in airway macrophages is associated with increased severe exacerbations and wor...

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Black carbon content in airway macrophages is associated with increased severe exacerbations and worse COPD morbidity in SPIROMICS

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Black carbon content in airway macrophages is associated with increased severe exacerbations and worse COPD morbidity in SPIROMICS

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

Respiratory research, 2022-11, Vol.23 (1), p.310-10, Article 310

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Contents

Airway macrophages (AM), crucial for the immune response in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are exposed to environmental particulate matter (PM), which they retain in their cytoplasm as black carbon (BC). However, whether AM BC accurately reflects environmental PM
exposure, and can serve as a biomarker of COPD outcomes, is unknown....

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Black carbon content in airway macrophages is associated with increased severe exacerbations and worse COPD morbidity in SPIROMICS

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_560d7cf59df54945adb8be143473ac12

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_560d7cf59df54945adb8be143473ac12

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ISSN

1465-993X,1465-9921

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1465-993X,1465-9921

DOI

10.1186/s12931-022-02225-0

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