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Isolation of Mouse Respiratory Epithelial Cells and Exposure to Experimental Cigarette Smoke at Air Liquid Interface
Published on: February 22, 2011
[Indicators of humoral immunity and acute phase reaction in cigarette smokers]
P Moszczyński1, P Moszczyński, S Słowiński
1Wojewódzkiej Pracowni Immunologicznej Zespołu Opieki Zdrowotnej w Brzesku.
Abstract:
Immunological studies were carried out in 85 male smokers smoking 15-25 cigarettes daily for 2-25 years, and in 49 non-smokers. Cigarette smoking for a period longer than 10 years caused a fall of IgA, IgG, IgM and lysozyme concentrations. On the other hand, the levels of C3c and C4 components of complement, alpha 1-acid glycoprotein, ceruloplasmin, haptoglobin and antistreptolysin O were normal. Impairment of immunity to infections and neoplasms in cigarette smokers may be related to deficiency of various proteins responsible for normal course of immune processes of the organism.
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