Cigarette smoking is associated with numerous diseases and poses a serious challenge to
the current healthcare system worldwide. Smoking impacts both innate and adaptive …

Neutrophils are key innate immune effector cells that are rapidly recruited to sites of infection
and inflammation to provide early defence against invading microorganisms. This function is …

Recent data indicate a role for airway epithelial necroptosis, a regulated form of necrosis,
and the associated release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) in the …

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the CFTR gene, whereas chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is mainly caused by environmental factors (mostly …

Cigarette smoking is reported in about one third of adults worldwide. A strong relationship
between cigarette smoke exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease characterized
by sustained neutrophilic airway inflammation, is caused by chronic exposure to noxious …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic respiratory disease
with irreversible and continuous progression. It has become the fifth most burdensome …

Representing severe morbidity and mortality globally, respiratory infections associated with
chronic respiratory diseases, including complicated pneumonia, asthma, interstitial lung …

The lung is in continuous contact with a diverse array of infectious agents, foreign antigens,
and host-derived danger signals. To sample this expansive internal and external milieu …

Introduction Pulmonary neutrophilia is a hallmark of numerous airway diseases including
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Neutrophilic asthma, Acute Lung Injury …