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Cigarette smoke causes injury to lung fibroblasts, partly by means of oxidative stress, and oxidative stress can lead to various lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Clusterin is a widely distributed protein with many functions, including cellular protection in response to oxidative stress.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Oncology, Haematology, and Pulmonology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, Italy.
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