Cigarette Smoke Modulates Expression of Human Rhinovirus-Induced Airway Epithelial Host... - 0 views
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sdahlseng10 on 10 Sep 12This is an interesting article about the gene products that are up-regulated by a rhinovirus infection of respiratory tract epithelial cells, and how that response is limited with the introduction of a cigarette smoke extract. Experiment carried out in human epithelial tissue culture and gene products measured with PCR and immunoblotting.
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Casey Finnerty on 10 Sep 12Nice molecular evidence behind the observation that smokers get colds more often, don't you think?