The literature of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is fast
expanding. This review focuses on several aspects of acute exacerbation of COPD …

Background Current guidelines recommend that patients with acute exacerbations of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be treated with systemic …

Background Osteoporosis is prevalent in individuals with COPD. Updated evidence is
required to complement the previous systematic review on this topic to provide best practice …

The normal stress response in humans is governed by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
(HPA) axis through heightened mechanisms during stress, raising blood levels of the …

Aims Burst steroid therapy, effective in acute respiratory diseases, may benefit patients with
acute heart failure (AHF) in whom inflammatory activation is associated with adverse …

microRNA (miR)-146a emerges as a promising post-transcriptional regulator in various
inflammatory diseases with different roles for the two isoforms miR-146a-5p and miR-146a …

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive pulmonary disorder
underpinned by poorly reversible airflow resulting from chronic bronchitis or emphysema …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by frequent
exacerbations. Purpose: To evaluate the comparative effectiveness and adverse events …

The proteasome is a central regulatory hub for intracellular signaling by degrading
numerous signaling mediators. Immunoproteasomes are specialized types of proteasomes …

Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are clinically relevant
events with therapeutic and prognostic implications. Yet, they are heterogeneous and can …