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. 2012 Sep 10;2(3):176–185. doi: 10.1556/EuJMI.2.2012.3.2

Table 5.

Effects of rhinovirus in patients with COPD

– Increased lower airway interleukin-6 levels
– Additional worsening of FEV-1 values in COPD patients with bacterial infections
– Increased expression of Toll-like receptor 3 in human bronchial epithelial cells
– Induction of interferon-γ-inducible protein 10 (CXCL10/IP-10) after prior induction of type 1 interferons mediated by nuclear factor-κB