Cigarette smoking (CS) is associated with a variety of human pathologies including
cardiovascular disease and cancer. Human monocytes are prevalent in oral and respiratory …

Monocytes exhibiting a pro-inflammatory phenotype play a key role in adhesion and
development of atherosclerotic plaques. As an alternative to smoking, next-generation …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by proliferation of synoviocytes that produce
proinflammatory cytokines, which are implicated in the pathogenesis of RA. When human …

Cigarette smoke exposure is associated with increased risk of different disorders.
Immunological dysfunction especially in macrophages is one of important reasons in the …

Cigarette smoking is linked to various human disorders. Active and passive smokers suffer
from inflammatory diseases of lungs and airways. Smoking-dependent airway inflammation …

Cigarette smoke (CS) is considered as a major risk factor for pulmonary and intestinal
inflammation. CS leads to macrophage infiltration in the mucosae of the lung and colon …

Cigarette smoke is a major risk factor for lung cancer and respiratory infections. This
increased susceptibility may result from cigarette smoke-induced impairment of the immune …

Background The major risk factor for the development of COPD is cigarette smoking.
Smoking causes activation of resident cells and the recruitment of inflammatory cells into the …

Cigarette smoke-mediated oxidative stress induces an inflammatory response in the lungs
by stimulating the release of proinflammatory cytokines. Chromatin remodeling due to …

Smoking cigarettes is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular and
respiratory disease. Moreover, smoking-induced pathophysiology is often resistant to the …