Adhesion molecules in subjects with COPD and healthy non-smokers: a cross sectional parallel group study - Blidberg, Kristin; Palmberg, Lena; James, Anna; Billing, Bo; Henriksson, Elisabeth; Lantz, Ann-Sofie; Larsson, Kjell; Dahlén, Barbro (Respiratory research, 2013)
Keywords: Adhesion; Asthma; Cell adhesion & migration; Cell adhesion molecules; Cell Adhesion Molecules - immunology; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Confidence intervals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Endothelium; Environmental health; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Infections; Leukocytes; Ligands; Lung diseases, Obstructive; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neutrophil Activation - immunology; Neutrophils; Neutrophils - immunology; Physiological aspects; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - immunology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - pathology; Reference Values; Smoking; Smoking - immunology; Smoking - pathology; Studies; Sweden; Adhesion molecules; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Bronchoialveolar lavage fluid; Neutrophils; Sputum