The effects on mucociliary clearance of prednisone associated with bronchial section

OBJECTIVE: Infections have been and remain the major cause of morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation. Because mucociliary clearance plays an important role in human defense mechanisms, the influence of drugs on the mucociliary epithelium of patients undergoing lung transplantation must b...

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Main Authors: Karina Andrighetti de Oliveira Braga, Natalia Aparecida Nepomuceno, Aristides Tadeu Correia, Fabio Biscegli Jatene, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000600016