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

Cigarette smoking (CS) can impact the immune system and induce pulmonary disorders
such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is currently the fourth leading …

The increased use of inhaled nicotine via e-cigarettes has unknown risks to lung health.
Having previously shown that cigarette smoke (CS) extract disrupts the lung …

E-cigarettes have a liquid that may contain flavors, solvents, and nicotine. Heating this liquid
generates an aerosol that is inhaled into the lungs in a process commonly referred to as …

By gating the traffic of molecules and cells across the vessel wall, endothelial cells play a
central role in regulating cardiovascular functions and systemic homeostasis and in …

Chronic airflow limitation is the common denominator of patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it is not possible to predict morbidity and mortality of …

Circulating endothelial microparticles (EMPs) are emerging as biomarkers of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in individuals exposed to cigarette smoke (CS), but …

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease process involving the conductive airways of the
human lung. The dysregulated inflammatory response in this disease process may involve …

Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occurs in a minority of smokers
and is characterized by intermittent exacerbations and clinical subphenotypes such as …

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United
States. Cardiovascular comorbidities associated with both active and secondhand cigarette …