Open AccessCigarette Smoke Increases Susceptibility to Tuberculosis—Evidence From In Vivo and In Vitro Models
Author(s) -
Shaobin Shang,
Diane Ordway,
Marcela HenaoTamayo,
Xiyuan Bai,
Rebecca E. OberleyDeegan,
Crystal A. Shanley,
Ian M. Orme,
Stephanie Case,
Maisha N. Minor,
David F. Ackart,
Laurel Hascall-Dove,
Alida R. Ovrutsky,
Pitchaimani Kandasamy,
Dennis R. Voelker,
Cherie Lambert,
Brian M. Freed,
Michael D. Iseman,
Randall J. Basaraba,
Edward D. Chan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jir009
Subject(s) - in vivo , tuberculosis , in vitro , cigarette smoke , medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , environmental health , genetics
Cigarette smoke (CS) exposure is an epidemiological risk factor for tuberculosis, although the biological basis has not been elucidated.
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