E-cigarette vapour enhances pneumococcal adherence to airway epithelial cells
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DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01592-2017
Abstract: E-cigarette vapour contains free radicals with the potential to induce oxidative stress. Since oxidative stress in airway cells increases platelet-activating factor receptor (PAFR) expression, and PAFR is co-opted by pneumococci to adhere to host cells,… read more here.
Keywords: airway cells; vapour; adhesion; pafr expression ... See more keywords