Is toll-like receptor 2 expression decreased on alveolar macrophages in cigarette smokers and COPD patients?
Our data suggest a smoke related change in the phenotype of AM's and the cellular response to microbial stimulation which may be associated with impairment of host defenses in the lower respiratory tract.
The incidence of DVT in burn patients is relatively low; it is diagnosed after the 20th day post injury in most patients, and the overwhelming majority is the peripheral type. Age, total burn area, burn in lower limbs, infection of wound, and D-dimer are the independent risk factors of DVT in burn patients, with which its occurrence could be predicted.