Effects of inspiratory muscle training in COPD patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

M Beaumont, P Forget, F Couturaud… - The clinical respiratory …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objectives In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), quality of life and exercise
capacity are altered in relationship to dyspnea. Benefits of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) …

Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. What we know and can do for our patients

A Jaitovich, E Barreiro - American journal of respiratory and critical …, 2018‏ - atsjournals.org
Skeletal muscle dysfunction occurs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and affects both ventilatory and nonventilatory muscle groups. It represents a very …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms, pathophysiology and currently proposed treatments of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

SO Rodrigues, CMC Cunha, GMV Soares, PL Silva… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading global causes of
morbidity and mortality. A hallmark of COPD is progressive airflow obstruction primarily …

Renin‐angiotensin system: an old player with novel functions in skeletal muscle

C Cabello‐Verrugio, MG Morales… - Medicinal research …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Skeletal muscle is a tissue that shows the most plasticity in the body; it can change in
response to physiological and pathological stimuli. Among the diseases that affect skeletal …

Clinical review: Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction-human studies confirm animal model findings!

S Jaber, B Jung, S Matecki, BJ Petrof - Critical care, 2011‏ - Springer
Diaphragmatic function is a major determinant of the ability to successfully wean patients
from mechanical ventilation. However, the use of controlled mechanical ventilation in animal …

circSamd4 represses myogenic transcriptional activity of PUR proteins

PR Pandey, JH Yang, D Tsitsipatis… - Nucleic acids …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
By interacting with proteins and nucleic acids, the vast family of mammalian circRNAs is
proposed to influence many biological processes. Here, RNA sequencing analysis of …

Diaphragm adaptations in patients with COPD

CAC Ottenheijm, LMA Heunks, RPN Dekhuijzen - Respiratory research, 2008‏ - Springer
Inspiratory muscle weakness in patients with COPD is of major clinical relevance. For
instance, maximum inspiratory pressure generation is an independent determinant of …

Abnormal mitochondrial function in locomotor and respiratory muscles of COPD patients

L Puente-Maestu, J Pérez-Parra… - European …, 2009‏ - publications.ersnet.org
Several cellular and molecular alterations have been described in skeletal and respiratory
muscles of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but information on …

Effects of inspiratory muscle training and calisthenics-and-breathing exercises in COPD with and without respiratory muscle weakness

RP Basso-Vanelli, VAP Di Lorenzo, IG Labadessa… - Respiratory …, 2016‏ - liebertpub.com
BACKGROUND: Patients with COPD may experience respiratory muscle weakness. Two
therapeutic approaches to the respiratory muscles are inspiratory muscle training and …

[HTML][HTML] Musculoskeletal crosstalk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and comorbidities: Emerging roles and therapeutic potentials

K Mou, SMH Chan, R Vlahos - Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a multifaceted respiratory
disorder characterized by progressive airflow limitation and systemic implications. It has …