Current smoking reduces small airway eosinophil counts in COPD.
Augusta S BeechSophie BoothAndrew HighamDave SinghPublished in: ERJ open research (2024)
Current smoking reduces small airway intraepithelial eosinophil counts in COPD patients and controls. This provides evidence of an attenuation of type-2 related inflammation in the small airways imposed by current smoking, which may affect ICS response. https://bit.ly/49YSKwG.