Smoking status and anti-inflammatory macrophages in bronchoalveolar lavage and induced sputum in COPD

• Main Authors: Kunz, L.I.Z, Lapperre, T.S, Snoeck-Stroband, J.B, Budulac, S.E, Timens, W, van Wijngaarden, S, Schrumpf, J.A, Rabe, K.F, Postma, D.S, Sterk, P.J, Hiemstra, P.S
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: CD163 antigen; colony stimulating factor 1; elafin; interleukin 6; interleukin 8; secretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitor; autacoid; biological marker; cell surface receptor; cytokine; differentiation antigen; leukocyte antigen; adult; article; cell heterogeneity; chronic obstructive lung disease; cigarette smoking; controlled study; female; forced expiratory volume; human; human cell; human tissue; lung function; lung lavage; macrophage; major clinical study; male; phenotype; smoking cessation; sputum; sputum analysis; aged; chi square distribution; cross-sectional study; cytology; immunology; middle aged; Netherlands; smoking; statistical model; Aged; Antigens, CD; Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic; Biological Markers; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; Chi-Square Distribution; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cytokines; Female; Humans; Inflammation Mediators; Linear Models; Macrophages; Male; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Receptors, Cell Surface; Smoking; Smoking Cessation; Sputum
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/183259
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/1465-9921-12-34