Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) both cause airway obstruction
and are associated with chronic inflammation of the airways. However, the nature and sites …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is emphysema and/or chronic bronchitis
characterised by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow. The prevalence of COPD …

The main function of the lung is to perform gas exchange while maintaining lung
homeostasis despite environmental pathogenic and non-pathogenic elements contained in …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a leading cause of death and disability, but has
only recently been extensively explored from a cellular and molecular perspective. There is …

Glucocorticoids have pleiotropic effects that are used to treat diverse diseases such as
asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and acute kidney transplant …

Numerous epidemiological studies have consistently linked the presence of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to the development of lung cancer, independently of …

Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease characterized by
persistent airway inflammation and disordered macrophage function. The extent to which …

The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society jointly created a Task Force
on “Outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: from lung function to biomarkers” to inform …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major and increasing global health
problem that is now a leading cause of death. COPD is associated with a chronic …

Expansion and rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) result in high morbidity and
mortality rates. Like stenotic atherosclerotic lesions, AAA accumulate inflammatory cells, but …