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Association of current smoking with airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asymptomatic smokers

open access: yesRespiratory Research, 2005
Background Inflammation in the airways and lung parenchyma underlies fixed airway obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The exact role of smoking as promoting factor of inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not clear ...
Willemse Brigitte WM   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: management of chronic disease [PDF]

open access: yesMedicine, 2012
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, affecting an estimated 3 million people in the UK. The most common cause is tobacco smoke. Patients with COPD experience a high symptom burden, worsened during disease instability (termed exacerbations or ‘lung attacks’), and a multidisciplinary approach should ...
Russell, R, Norcliffe, J, Bafadhel, M
openaire   +4 more sources

Changing patterns in long-acting bronchodilator trials in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

open access: yes, 2011
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Developments in the understanding of COPD have led to standard guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and spirometry assessments, which have in turn ...
James Donohue   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study of fluticasone propionate in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The ISOLDE trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Objectives To determine the effect of long term inhaled corticosteroids on lung function, exacerbations, and health status in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Spencer, S   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical Spectrum and Outcomes of SOX1 Antibody‐Associated Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes: A Chinese Cohort Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background SOX1 antibody‐positive paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS) exhibit significant population‐specific clinical heterogeneity. While Western cohorts predominantly manifest Lambert‐Eaton myasthenic syndrome (65%–80%), comprehensive clinical characterization and treatment response data in Asian populations remain critically ...
Jin‐Long Ye   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Models of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

open access: yes, 2004
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health problem and is predicted to become the third most common cause of death by 2020. Apart from the important preventive steps of smoking cessation, there are no other specific treatments ...
David A Groneberg   +5 more
core   +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. The current therapies for COPD are poorly effective and the mainstays of pharmacotherapy are bronchodilators.
Hongwei Yao   +3 more
core   +1 more source

CX3CL1 in Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: Plasma Dynamics Across Age and Disease Stages

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Backgrounds Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by amyloid‐beta plaques, tau tangles, and neuroinflammation. C‐X3‐C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1, also known as fractalkine), a neuroimmune chemokine implicated in AD pathogenesis, shows inconsistent alterations in plasma/serum across studies.
Ling Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical and fiberoptic endoscopic assessment of swallowing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

open access: yesInternational Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2013
Summary Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by progressive and partially reversible obstruction of pulmonary airflow.
Marina Rodrigues Bueno Macri   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pulmonary embolism with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

open access: yesChronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, 2021
AbstractChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, and treatable disease. The incidence of COPD is growing annually in China, and it is a significant and growing public health burden. Multivariate analysis showed that COPD was one of the independent risk factors for the occurrence of pulmonary embolism (PE), and the ...
Ruohan Yang, Guiqing Liu, Chaosheng Deng
openaire   +3 more sources

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