Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a deadly and highly morbid disease.
Susceptibility to and heterogeneity of COPD are incompletely explained by environmental …

Chronic respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
asthma and interstitial lung diseases are frequently occurring disorders with a polygenic …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the leading cause of respiratory mortality
worldwide. Genetic risk loci provide new insights into disease pathogenesis. We performed …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive condition of chronic
bronchitis, small airway obstruction, and emphysema that represents a leading cause of …

Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk is strongly influenced by
cigarette smoking, genetic factors are also important determinants of COPD. In addition to …

Elastin is expressed in most tissues that require elastic recoil. The protein first appeared
coincident with the closed circulatory system, and was critical for the evolutionary success of …

Background Genetic factors influence chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk,
but the individual variants that have been identified have small effects. We hypothesised that …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and progressive disease that
is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. For many years, knowledge of the …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most prevalent chronic adult
diseases, with significant worldwide morbidity and mortality. Although long-term tobacco …

Molecular hydrogen exerts biological effects on nearly all organs. It has anti-oxidative, anti-
inflammatory, and anti-aging effects and contributes to the regulation of autophagy and cell …