Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit α7 Mediates Cigarette Smoke-Induced PD-L1 Expression in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells
Tobacco smoking is the top risk factor for lung cancer development. Nicotine in cigarettes can induce addiction, and its derivatives become potent carcinogens after metabolic activation and activate oncogenic signaling in lung epithelial cells through their expressed nicotinic acetylcholine receptor...
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| Main Authors: | Hoi-Hin Kwok, Boning Gao, Koon-Ho Chan, Mary Sau-Man Ip, John Dorrance Minna, David Chi-Leung Lam |
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| Language: | EN |
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/6f3d049dbfe547e492a1d6aef1a24d41 |
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