Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow limitation, that is
not fully reversible, and that is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the …

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 …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by progressive airway
obstruction resultant from an augmented inflammatory response of the respiratory tract to …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow limitations, that
are not fully reversible. COPD is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality throughout …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fifth leading cause of death in the UK,
1 causing 26 000 deaths and 240 000 hospital admissions and costing the NHS£ 486 …

A variety of animal models of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are available,
comprising elastase instillation or inhalation of noxious agents and genetic models like …

Genetic manipulation in mice often combined with models of human disease has allowed
investigators to dissect specific disease pathways. These tools have taught us much about …

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a major incurable global health burden
and will become the third largest cause of death in the world by 2020. It is currently believed …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an irreversible limitation
on pulmonary airflow associated with chronic inflammation and mucous hypersecretion …

The mechanisms involved in the genesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
are poorly defined. This area is complicated and difficult to model because COPD consists of …