Increased neurokinin-2 receptor expression in alveolar macrophages of smokers with COPD

Histopathology. 2007 Jul;51(1):128-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2007.02716.x. Epub 2007 May 26.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Macrophages, Alveolar / metabolism*
  • Macrophages, Alveolar / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / metabolism*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / pathology
  • Receptors, Neurokinin-2 / genetics
  • Receptors, Neurokinin-2 / metabolism*
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Receptors, Neurokinin-2