Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a major cause of death and morbidity
worldwide, is characterized by expiratory airflow limitation that is not fully reversible …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has traditionally been considered a disease
of the lungs secondary to cigarette smoking and characterized by airflow obstruction due to …

The current epidemic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has produced a
worldwide health care burden, approaching that imposed by transmittable infectious …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by an abnormal persistent
inflammatory response to noxious environmental stimuli, most commonly cigarette smoke …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a leading global cause of morbidity and mortality
that is characterised by inexorable deterioration of small airways obstruction with …

ABSTRACT COPD is a major cause of global mortality and morbidity but current treatments
are poorly effective. This is because the underlying mechanisms that drive the development …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a devastating lung disease with a high
personal and societal burden. Exposure to toxic particles and gases, including cigarette …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common term for alveolar septal wall
destruction resulting in emphysema, and chronic bronchitis accompanied by conductive …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death and disability
but has only recently been explored from a cellular and molecular perspective. In COPD …

The pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is based on the innate
and adaptive inflammatory immune response to the inhalation of toxic particles and gases …