Black carbon content in airway macrophages is associated with increased severe exacerbations and worse COPD morbidity in SPIROMICS

By sjmartinez • November 16, 2022

Tejwani V, Woo H, Liu C, Tillery AK, Gassett AJ, Kanner RE, Hoffman EA, Martinez FJ, Woodruff PG, Barr RG, Fawzy A, Koehler K, Curtis JL, Freeman CM, Cooper CB, Comellas AP, Pirozzi C, Paine R, Tashkin D, Krishnan JA, Sack C, Putcha N, Paulin LM, Zusman M, Kaufman JD, Alexis NE, Hansel NN. Black carbon content in airway macrophages is associated with increased severe exacerbations and worse COPD morbidity in SPIROMICS. Respir Res. 2022 Nov 14;23(1):310. doi: 10.1186/s12931-022-02225-0. PMID: 36376879; PMCID: PMC9664618.

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