Background: Considerable research has been conducted into the nature of airway
inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but the relationship between …

Background: Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with inhaled
corticosteroids does not appear to be as effective as similar treatment of asthma. It seems …

Rationale: Neutrophilic airway inflammation is considered to be a major factor in the
pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with sputum and …

The role of glucocorticoids in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is controversial. We have previously described high numbers of neutrophils and …

Cytokines are known to be increased in induced sputum in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). In this study, the relationship between the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) …

Background: A subset of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may
respond more favorably to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), but no simple method is currently …

The role of the blood eosinophil count as a biomarker predictor of the frequency of
exacerbations and response to corticosteroid treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Compared with normal individuals, subjects with asthma have elevated levels of expired
nitric oxide (NO). These levels are hypothesized to reflect the degree of airway inflammation …

Background: COPD is an inflammatory disorder characterised by chronic airflow limitation,
but the extent to which airway inflammation is related to functional abnormalities is still …

BACKGROUND: Inhaled corticosteroids are effective in suppressing a chronic cough without
asthma associated with sputum eosinophilia. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the inflammatory …