Skeletal muscle provides a fundamental basis for human function, enabling locomotion and
respiration. Muscle loss occurs as a consequence of several chronic diseases (cachexia) …

Skeletal muscle dysfunction leads to reduction in activity in patients with COPD. As an
essential part of the management of COPD, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) alleviates …

The aims of this systematic review were to determine which blood-based molecules have
been evaluated as possible biomarkers to diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Cigarette smoke (CS)–induced cellular senescence has been implicated in the
pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and SIRT6, a histone deacetylase …

Pulmonary cachexia is a prevalent, debilitating, and well-recognized feature of COPD
associated with increased mortality and loss of peripheral and respiratory muscle function …

Diet and nutrition may be important modifiable risk factors for the development, progression
and management of obstructive lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the
lung and whole body caused mainly by tobacco smoking. Patients with advanced COPD are …

This review summarizes the state of the current literature relating to the associations of lung
disease on obesity and adipokines (proteins produced by adipose tissue) in humans …

Skeletal muscle wasting contributes to impaired exercise capacity, reduced health-related
quality of life and is an independent determinant of mortality in chronic obstructive …

Background: Patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have
increased risks for a series of physical and mental illnesses. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) …