The Pro-Proliferative Effects of Nicotine and Its Underlying Mechanism on Rat Airway Smooth Muscle Cells

Fang He; Bing Li; Zhuxiang Zhao; Yumin Zhou; Guoping Hu; Weifeng Zou; Wei Hong; Yimin Zou; Changbin Jiang; Dongxing Zhao; Pixin Ran

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093508

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The Pro-Proliferative Effects of Nicotine and Its Underlying Mechanism on Rat Airway Smooth Muscle Cells

Fang He,

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Bing Li ,

* E-mail: libing@gzhmc.edu.cn (BL); pxran@vip.163.com (PR)

Affiliation The Research Center of Experiment Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Zhuxiang Zhao,

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yumin Zhou,

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Guoping Hu,

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Weifeng Zou,

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Wei Hong,

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yimin Zou,

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Changbin Jiang,

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Dongxing Zhao,

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Pixin Ran

* E-mail: libing@gzhmc.edu.cn (BL); pxran@vip.163.com (PR)

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The Pro-Proliferative Effects of Nicotine and Its Underlying Mechanism on Rat Airway Smooth Muscle Cells

Fang He,
Bing Li,
Zhuxiang Zhao,
Yumin Zhou,
Guoping Hu,
Weifeng Zou,
Wei Hong,
Yimin Zou,
Changbin Jiang,
Dongxing Zhao

Published: April 1, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093508

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