Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading global cause of
mortality and chronic morbidity. Inhalation of cigarette smoke is the principal risk factor for …

Abstract Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major incurable global health
burden and is the 4th leading cause of death worldwide. It is believed that an exaggerated …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by persistent airflow
limitation, neutrophilic inflammation, macrophage accumulation, and the production of …

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 …

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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 …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects the lives of an ever-growing number
of people worldwide. The lack of understanding surrounding the pathophysiology of the …

Chronic exposure of laboratory animals to cigarette smoke reproduces many of the
anatomic/physiologic lesions (emphysema, small-airway remodeling and pulmonary …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death
worldwide, and its global health burden is increasing. COPD is characterized by …

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 …