Interventional low‐dose azithromycin attenuates cigarette smoke‐induced emphysema and lung inflammation in mice

Interventional low‐dose azithromycin attenuates cigarette smoke‐induced emphysema and lung inflammation in mice

Abstract Cigarette smoke (CS)‐induced emphysema is an important contributor to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We have shown the efficacy of azithromycin in reducing airway inflammation in COPD and in reducing exacerbations in severe asthma; however, the effects of long‐term azithromyc...

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Main Authors: Matthew G. Macowan, Hong Liu, Marianne D. Keller, Miranda Ween, Rhys Hamon, Hai B. Tran, Sandra Hodge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-07-01
Series:Physiological Reports
Subjects:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPD
emphysema
in vivo imaging
magnetic resonance imaging
micro‐CT
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14419

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