<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Bronchial epithelial spheroids: an alternative culture model to investigate epithelium inflammation-mediated COPD"</p><p>http://respiratory-research.com/content/8/1/86</p><p>Respiratory Research 2007;8(1):86-86.</p><p>Published online 26 Nov 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC2214730.</p><p></p>beat frequency was similar in spheroids from both COPD and non-COPD smokers (n = 7) both at basal state (Basal) and after LPS stimulation (10 μg/ml LPS for 24 h) (LPS). () Representative micrographs of untreated (-LPS) and LPS-treated (+LPS) COPD spheroids showing LPS-enhanced expression of IL-8
