December 11, 2015
IN VITRO EXPOSURE OF ORGANOTYPICAL 3D EPITHELIAL TISSUES TO CIGARETTE SMOKE AS A POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE TO RODENT INHALATION STUDIES.
Airway epithelium is the initial barrier affected by toxic gases or particles in the atmosphere, such as cigarette smoke (CS), which induces, among other things, inflammatory processes that can lead to COPD and tissue remodeling (Takizawa 2001, Yoshida 2007). Here... Read More