Diesel exhaust alters the response of cultured primary bronchial epithelial cells from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae

Airway epithelial cellsDiesel exhaustAir pollutionCOPDNon-typeable Haemophilus influenzaeIntegrated stress responseAntimicrobial responseAntimicrobial peptides