The Role of Interleukin-23 in the Early Development of Emphysema in HIV1⁺ Smokers

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The levels of Th17 cytokines in epithelial lining fluid were analyzed with the Proteome Profiler™ Human Cytokine Array Panel and average values of HIV1⁻ healthy nonsmokers (), HIV1⁻ healthy smokers (), HIV1⁻ smokers with low DLCO (), HIV1⁺ nonsmokers (), and HIV1⁺ smokers with low DLCO () are presented in the graph.