[HTML][HTML] The use of inhaled corticosteroids for patients with COPD who continue to smoke cigarettes: an evaluation of current practice
The use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in combination with inhaled bronchodilators for
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common practice in
primary care settings. However, ICS-containing therapies may be less effective in patients
with COPD compared with asthma, and in individuals with COPD who continue to smoke
cigarettes. Preclinical studies suggest that inflammation in COPD is very different from in
asthma. Glucocorticoid receptor functioning and other innate anti-inflammatory mechanisms …
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common practice in
primary care settings. However, ICS-containing therapies may be less effective in patients
with COPD compared with asthma, and in individuals with COPD who continue to smoke
cigarettes. Preclinical studies suggest that inflammation in COPD is very different from in
asthma. Glucocorticoid receptor functioning and other innate anti-inflammatory mechanisms …