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    • Autoreactivity to Glucose Regulated Protein 78 Links Emphysema and Osteoporosis in Smokers 

      Bon, Jessica; Kahloon, Rehan; Zhang, Yingze; Xue, Jianmin; Fuhrman, Carl R.; Tan, Jiangning; Burger, Mathew; Kass, Daniel J.; Csizmadia, Eva; Otterbein, Leo; Chandra, Divay; Bhargava, Arpit; Pilewski, Joseph M.; Roodman, G. David; Sciurba, Frank C.; Duncan, Steven R. (Public Library of Science, 2014)
      Rationale: Emphysema and osteoporosis are epidemiologically associated diseases of cigarette smokers. The causal mechanism(s) linking these illnesses is unknown. We hypothesized autoimmune responses may be involved in both ...