Enhanced Proinflammatory Cytokine Production and Immunometabolic Impairment of NK Cells Exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Cigarette Smoke
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.799276
Abstract: Aim Smoker COPD patients with chest radiological signs of prior tuberculosis (TB) showed more severe lung damage, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Emerging evidence has implicated NK cells in the pathogenesis of both COPD and… read more here.
Keywords: tuberculosis; cytokine production; proinflammatory cytokine; cytokine ... See more keywords