Diminished immunoreactivity of γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase in the airways of smokers' lung

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 754-759

  Harju, Terttu ^a   Kaarteenaho Wiik, Riitta ^a   Soini, Ylermi ^a   Sormunen, Raija ^a   Kinnula, Vuokko L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

glutamylcysteine synthetase; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Glutathione; Oxidant; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOKINE; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; OXIDIZING AGENT; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOKING;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING;

EID: 0036723948     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2112014     Document Type: Article

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