Cigarette smoke (CS) activates inflammatory cells and increases cytokine levels producing
local and systemic inflammation. To assess changes in intracellular and extracellular …

Cigarette smoke is associated with a high morbidity and mortality, and affects particularly the
respiratory tract. Various in vitro models have been developed to study the effects of …

Background Cigarette smoke mediated oxidative stress and inflammatory events in the
airway and alveolar epithelium are important processes in the pathogenesis of smoking …

The aim of this study was to determine the dose-response relationship between cigarette
smoke exposure and pulmonary cell and cytokine concentrations in bronchoalveolar lavage …

Atherosclerosis is generally considered an inflammatory disease characterized by the
accumulation of lipid in large and medium elastic arteries. Individuals who smoke are at …

Compared with the effects of chronic smoke exposure on lung function and airway
inflammation, there are few data on the acute effects of smoking. A review of the literature …

Background Chronic smoking is the main risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease. Knowledge on the response to the initial smoke exposures might enhance the …

Tobacco smoke is a usual form of oxidant aggression present in the domestic environment.
In the present study, the in vitro acute effects of a 2-cigarette smoke gas phase were …

The objective of this study was to characterize the impact of cigarette smoke exposure on
lung immune and inflammatory processes. BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice were exposed to …

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 …