Tobacco smoke and nicotine suppress expression of activating signaling molecules in human dendritic cells
(2018)
Journal Article
Alkhattabi, N., Todd, I., Negm, O., Tighe, P. J., & Fairclough, L. C. (2018). Tobacco smoke and nicotine suppress expression of activating signaling molecules in human dendritic cells. Toxicology Letters, 299, 40-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.09.002
Cigarette smoke has significant toxic effects on the immune system, and increases the risk of developing autoimmune diseases; one immunosuppressive effect of cigarette smoke is that it inhibits the T cell-stimulating, immunogenic properties of myeloi... Read More about Tobacco smoke and nicotine suppress expression of activating signaling molecules in human dendritic cells.