Ceftaroline modulates the innate immune and host defense responses of immunocompetent cells exposed to cigarette smoke

摘要

Background: Cigarette smoke, the principal risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), negatively influences the effectiveness of the immune system's response to a pathogen. The antibiotic ceftaroline exerts immune-modulatory effects in bronchial epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke.