… This section will focus on specific effects of air pollutants on airway mucus function, secretion,
and biosynthesis, as they pertain to the development of pulmonary toxicology and disease. …

… Airway mucus hypersecretion is a feature of a number of severe respiratory diseases, including
asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary … beneficial effects on airway mucus as treatments …

… Excessive secretion of airways mucus is a traditional concept … component of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD)… of airway mucus and mucus secreting cells will be given first. …

… diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, MCC is
reduced and mucus secretion is often increased, leading to airway mucus … First, airway mucus …

… component of the mucus layer that changes during pulmonary disease. We discuss … allow
the transport of airway mucus remain limited. Mucus is separated from the airway’s epithelial …

… Mucous hypersecretion is a major cause of airway obstruction in asthma, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, and cystic fibrosis. EGFR ligands and IL-13 are known to stimulate …

… MUCUS IN DISEASE Airway inflammation, mucus hypersecretion, and impaired mucociliary
clearance are characteristics shared by nearly all obstructive pulmonary diseases. In …

… Airway mucus hypersecretion is now recognized as a key pathophysiological feature in
many patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. …

… mucins from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases has accumulated over
the last 15 years. This data reflect the availability of airway mucus (sputum) from pulmonary …

… Vestbo J, Prescott E, Lange P: Association of chronic mucus hypersecretion with FEV1
decline and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease morbidity. Copenhagen City Heart Study …