Fig. 6From: Extracellular vesicle dynamics in COPD: understanding the role of miR-422a, SPP1 and IL-17 A in smoking-related pathologySchematic representation of the molecular mechanism underlying the delayed occurrence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in smokers through bronchial epithelial cells transmitting miR-422a-targeted inhibition of SPP1 in myofibroblasts via extracellular vesicles (EVs)Back to article page