Controversial results have been published on the immune response to cigarette smoking
while the effects of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) have not yet been …

Oxidants in cigarette smoke inhibit pathogen recognition receptor function and
phagocytosis, but the molecular basis of this inhibition remains obscure. We sought to …

Biomass smoke is one of the major air pollutants and contributors of household air pollution
worldwide. More than 3 billion people use biomass fuels for cooking and heating, while …

Objective To investigate the effects of taurine chloramine (Tau‐Cl), a chlorinated derivative
of the amino acid taurine, on the expression of cyclooxygenase (COX) isoenzymes and …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an abnormal innate
immune response. We have investigated the changes in the innate immune response of …

A variety of mouse models have been used to study the pathogenesis of pulmonary
emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The effect of cigarette smoke (CS) is …

Phagocytic function was studied in mice chronically exposed to cigarette smoke, and the
effects of in vitro exposure to cigarette smoke on macrophage activity were also assessed …

Neutrophil accumulation response to cigarette smoke (CS) in humans and animal models is
believed to play an important role in pathogenesis of many tobacco-related lung diseases …

Objectives. To determine the effect of nicotine stimulation on collagen-induced arthritis (CIA),
especially on Th17 cells, and the influence of activated acetylcholine receptor signaling on …

Cigarette smoke (CS), the primary risk factor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD), leads to pulmonary inflammation through interleukin-1 receptor (IL-1R) I signalling …