Effects of Inhaled Corticosteroids on the Innate Immunological Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Patients with COPD - PubMed
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Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) use is associated with an increased risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infection in patients with COPD. We aimed to evaluate the effects of ICS on alveolar macrophages in response to PA in COPD patients with and without baseline ICS treatment (COPD and COPD + IC ...
Relevance: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) use is associated with an increased risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infection in patients with COPD. We aimed to evaluate the effects of ICS on alveolar macrophages in response to PA in COPD patients with and without baseline ICS treatment (COPD and COPD ICS, respectively) as well as smoker and nonsmoker controls.