Open AccessSmoking and Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy: A Novel Explanation of the Biological Link
Author(s) -
Tom Cawood,
Paul Moriarty,
Cliona OʼFarrelly,
Donal O’Shea
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-1824
Subject(s) - adipogenesis , hyaluronic acid , medicine , endocrinology , flow cytometry , thyroid , andrology , immunology , adipose tissue , anatomy
Cigarette smoking is the strongest modifiable risk factor for developing thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO), and the severity of TAO is related to the current number of cigarettes smoked per day. We aimed to establish the effects of cigarette smoke extract (CSE) on an in vitro model of TAO.
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