doi:10.1136/tc.2005.013268
lncRNA: long non-coding RNA LP: Lamina propria MIF: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor MtTFA: Mitochondrial transcription factor MMP14: Matrix metalloproteinases 14 MUC5AC: Mucin 5AC, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming PRMT6: Protein arginine methyltransferase 6 PMVECs: Pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells PBS: Phosphate buffered saline RPMECs: Rat pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells Rbm: Reticular basement membrane ROS: Reactive oxygen species RLMVECs: Rat lung microvascular endothelial cells RAGE: Receptor for advanced glycation end products SPDEF: SAM-pointed domain-containing Ets-like factor TNF-: Tumor necrosis factor- rhTNFR: Fc: Recombinant human tumour necrosis factors receptor Fc fusion protein TLR4: Toll-like receptor 4 TGF-1: Transition transforming growth factor-beta 1 TSE: Tobacco smoke extract VEGFA: Vascular endothelial growth factor A VEGF: Vascular endothelial growth factor
The Surgeon General issued a report not long ago that said that smoking causes diseases in every organ of the bodyincluding the kidney
Philip Morris: the early years In 1847, a London tobacconist named Philip Morris opened a small shop on Bond Street, selling hand-rolled cigarettes sourced from Russia, Turkey, and Egypt
Plenty of previous research has found disparities in smoking habits, with white and Hispanic youth more likely to start smoking and develop a daily habit than black kids, said lead study author Sherine El-Toukhy of of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health
