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Comment on allogeneic umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A pilot clinical study
(2020-08-05)
In the clinical study by Le Thi Bich et al., allogeneic expanded umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) were intravenously infused to treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). No ...
Patterns of Body Composition Relating to Chronic Respiratory Diseases Among Adults in Four Resource-Poor Settings in Peru
(Springer, 2018)
PURPOSE: Body composition is known to influence the development and progression of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). We sought to characterize the unique anthropometric phenotypes that present with asthma, chronic ...
Effects of active smoking on airway and systemic inflammation profiles in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(2013-06-01)
Background: The markers that characterize local and systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain unclear, as do their correlations with smoking status and presence of disease. The aim of ...
The triad of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, COPD, and obesity: sensitivity of sleep scales and respiratory questionnaires
(Soc Brasileira Pneumologia Tisiologia, 2018-05-01)
Objective: To investigate whether the presence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) alters the perception of respiratory symptoms and quality of life in COPD patients, by using specific questionnaires, as well as to ...
Tools for physical activity assessment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Evaluación de la actividad física en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica
(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2017)
© 2017, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. The prevalence and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing in Chile, constituting a public health problem. Pulmonary and systemic ...
The chronic bronchitis phenotype in subjects with and without COPD: the PLATINO study
(EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, 2012)
Little information exists regarding the epidemiology of the chronic bronchitis phenotype in unselected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) populations. We examined the prevalence of the chronic bronchitis phenotype ...
Airway disease: similarities and differences between asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2012)
Airway diseases are highly prevalent worldwide; however, the prevalence of these diseases is underestimated. Although these diseases present several common characteristics, they have different clinical outcomes. The ...
Serpina1 hepatocyte-specific promoter polymorphism associate with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a study of kashmiri ancestry individuals
(Springer, 2018-08)
Different mutations in coding and non-coding sequences of the SERPINA1 gene have been implicated in the pathogenesis of COPD. However, - 10T/C mutation in the hepatocyte-directed promoter region has not been associated ...
Smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Attributable risk determination Tabaquismo y enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica: Determinación de fracciones atribuibles
(2006)
Background: Smoking is the main risk factor for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Aim: To estimate smoking attributable risk and population attributable risk in ...
The boundaries of mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd): design of the searching clinical copd onset (soon) study
(2017)
Introduction Clinical onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the point at which the disease is first identifiable by physicians. It is a poorly defined stage which seems to include both mild spirometric ...