Ghrelin ameliorates chronic obstructive pulmonary disease–associated infllammation and autophagy

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic and devastating condition characterized by poor airflow and breath. Smoking and other environmental factors–caused inflammations triggered excessive autophagy of normal lung epithelial cells, eventually leading to impaired lung functions. Pre...

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Published in:	Biotechnology and applied biochemistry Vol. 68; no. 2; pp. 356 - 365
Main Authors:	Song, Beibei, Yan, Xixin, Li, Rongqin, Zhang, Huiran
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-04-2021
Subjects:	Air flow Autophagy Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cigarette extract Environmental factors Epithelial cells Epithelium Ghrelin In vivo methods and tests Inflammation Lung diseases Lungs Obstructive lung disease particle matter Phagocytosis Respiratory function Signal transduction Signaling particle matter cigarette extract autophagy
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