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Impaired Postural Control Reduces Sit-to-Stand-to-Sit Performance in Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Functional activities, such as the sit-to-stand-to-sit (STSTS) task, are often impaired in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Brumagne, S   +9 more
core   +12 more sources

Developing a patient-driven chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research agenda in the U.S.

open access: yesJournal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2021
Plain English summary The COPD Patient-Powered Research Network (PPRN) asked adults with COPD and their caregivers to suggest areas for future research on COPD.
Inga Gruß   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning Herpes Zoster among People with COPD: An Interventional Survey Study

open access: yesVaccines, 2022
Herpes zoster (HZ) is common in older adults with conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Effective prevention is available through vaccination, but HZ vaccine uptake remains incomplete. Using an online survey of people with self-
Barbara P. Yawn   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relation between age and airway epithelial barrier function

open access: yesRespiratory Research, 2022
Background The prevalence of age-associated diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is increasing as the average life expectancy increases around the world.
M. de Vries   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current concepts on oxidative/carbonyl stress, inflammation and epigenetics in pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global health problem, and current therapy for COPD is poorly effective and the mainstays of pharmacotherapy are bronchodilators.
Adenuga   +230 more
core   +1 more source

T cells suppress memory-dependent rapid mucous cell metaplasia in mouse airways

open access: yesRespiratory Research, 2016
Background Airway epithelial cells (AECs) are crucial for mucosal and adaptive immunity but whether these cells respond in a memory-dependent manner is poorly studied.
Hitendra S. Chand   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lung macrophages drive mucus production and steroid-resistant inflammation in chronic bronchitis

open access: yesRespiratory Research, 2021
Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently suffer from chronic bronchitis (CB) and display steroid-resistant inflammation with increased sputum neutrophils and macrophages. Recently, a causal link between mucus hyper-
Kristina Andelid   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sirt1 expression is associated with CD31 expression in blood cells from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Cigarette smoke induced oxidative stress has been shown to reduce silent information regulator 1 (Sirt1) levels in lung tissue from smokers and patients with COPD patients.
Akai, Masaya   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Addiction to tobacco smoking and vaping

open access: yesRevista de Investigación Clínica, 2023
The tobacco epidemic has been one of the biggest public health threats, and smoking is one of the world’s largest preventable causes of premature death. An estimated 15.4% of all deaths in the world are attributable to tobacco smoking. The present review
Andrea Hernández-Pérez   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

COPD and cardiovascular disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
COPD is one of the major public health problems in people aged 40 years or above. It is currently the 4th leading cause of death in the world and projected to be the 3rd leading cause of death by 2020.
André, S.   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

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