Respiratory Infections Cause the Release of Extracellular Vesicles: Implications in Exacerbation of Asthma/COPD

Suffwan Eltom; Nicole Dale; Kristof R. G. Raemdonck; Christopher S. Stevenson; Robert J. Snelgrove; Pradeep K. Sacitharan; Chiara Recchi; Silene Wavre-Shapton; Daniel F. McAuley; Cecilia O'Kane; Maria G. Belvisi; Mark A. Birrell

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101087

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Respiratory Infections Cause the Release of Extracellular Vesicles: Implications in Exacerbation of Asthma/COPD

Suffwan Eltom,

Affiliation Respiratory Pharmacology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Nicole Dale,

Affiliation Respiratory Pharmacology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Kristof R. G. Raemdonck,

Affiliation Respiratory Pharmacology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Christopher S. Stevenson,

Current address: Respivert, London, United Kingdom

Affiliation Novartis, Horsham, United Kingdom
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Robert J. Snelgrove,

Affiliation Leukocyte Biology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Pradeep K. Sacitharan,

Affiliation Respiratory Pharmacology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Chiara Recchi,

Affiliation Molecular Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Silene Wavre-Shapton,

Affiliation Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Daniel F. McAuley,

Affiliation Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Cecilia O'Kane,

Affiliation Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Maria G. Belvisi,

Affiliations Respiratory Pharmacology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Mark A. Birrell

* E-mail: m.birrell@imperial.ac.uk.

Affiliations Respiratory Pharmacology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Respiratory Infections Cause the Release of Extracellular Vesicles: Implications in Exacerbation of Asthma/COPD

Suffwan Eltom,
Nicole Dale,
Kristof R. G. Raemdonck,
Christopher S. Stevenson,
Robert J. Snelgrove,
Pradeep K. Sacitharan,
Chiara Recchi,
Silene Wavre-Shapton,
Daniel F. McAuley,
Cecilia O'Kane

Published: June 27, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101087

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