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Annual Review of Physiology, 2020 Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk is strongly influenced by cigarette smoking, genetic factors are also important determinants of COPD. In addition to Mendelian syndromes such as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, many genomic regions that influence COPD susceptibility have been identified in genome-wide association studies ...
Edwin K Silverman
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Developing a patient-driven chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research agenda in the U.S.
Journal 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
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Vaccines, 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
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Respiratory Medicine, 2005 The multicomponent nature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has provided a challenging environment in which to develop successful treatments. A combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches is used to combat this problem, and an overview of these approaches and their possible future direction is given.
Hanania, Nicola A. +5 more
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The relation between age and airway epithelial barrier function
Respiratory 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
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is no longer a respiratory disease that predominantly affects men, to the point where the prevalence among women has equaled that of men since 2008, partly due to their increasing exposure to tobacco and to biomass fuels. Indeed, COPD has become the leading cause of death in women in the USA.
Maéva Zysman +3 more
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European Respiratory Review, 2013 By 2020, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the third cause of mortality. Extrapulmonary comorbidities influence the prognosis of patients with COPD. Tobacco smoking is a common risk factor for many comorbidities, including coronary heart disease, heart failure and lung cancer.
Cavaillès, Arnaud +10 more
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T cells suppress memory-dependent rapid mucous cell metaplasia in mouse airways
Respiratory 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
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Lung macrophages drive mucus production and steroid-resistant inflammation in chronic bronchitis
Respiratory 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
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Addiction to tobacco smoking and vaping
Revista 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
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