Aggravation of Allergic Airway Inflammation by Cigarette Smoke in Mice Is CD44-Dependent

Smitha Kumar; Ellen Lanckacker; Mieke Dentener; Ken Bracke; Sharen Provoost; Katrien De Grove; Guy Brusselle; Emiel Wouters; Tania Maes; Guy Joos

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151113

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Aggravation of Allergic Airway Inflammation by Cigarette Smoke in Mice Is CD44-Dependent

Smitha Kumar,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Ellen Lanckacker,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Mieke Dentener,

Affiliation Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht (NUTRIM), Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Ken Bracke,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Sharen Provoost,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Katrien De Grove,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Guy Brusselle,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Emiel Wouters,

Affiliation Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht (NUTRIM), Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Tania Maes ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Tania Maes, Guy Joos

* E-mail: Tania.Maes@Ugent.be

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Guy Joos

Contributed equally to this work with: Tania Maes, Guy Joos

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Laboratory for Translational Research in Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Aggravation of Allergic Airway Inflammation by Cigarette Smoke in Mice Is CD44-Dependent

Smitha Kumar,
Ellen Lanckacker,
Mieke Dentener,
Ken Bracke,
Sharen Provoost,
Katrien De Grove,
Guy Brusselle,
Emiel Wouters,
Tania Maes,
Guy Joos

Published: March 21, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151113

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