Inhaled Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Exerts Immunoregulatory Effects in Sarcoidosis
Inhaled Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Exerts Immunoregulatory Effects in Sarcoidosis
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New York, NY: American Thoracic Society
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New York, NY: American Thoracic Society
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Previous studies suggest an important immunoregulatory role of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in experimental models of chronic noninfectious inflammation. Sarcoidosis is characterized by noncaseating epitheloid cell granulomas, where excessive tumor necrosis factor-alpha production by pulmonary macrophages plays a critical role in granuloma f...
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Inhaled Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Exerts Immunoregulatory Effects in Sarcoidosis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_748955720
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_748955720
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1073-449X
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1535-4970
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10.1164/rccm.200909-1451OC
