Introduction. Chronic respiratory diseases are one of the most common types non-communicable and an important problem our time. The induction oxidative stress, chronic inflammation hypoxia, which underlie pathogenesis bronchopulmonary system, can be determined at cellular molecular level by impaired mitochondrial functioning. Aim. This review is devoted to prospects for assessing functional sta...

The aim of the study is to investigate the epidemiological situation regarding chronic respiratory diseases in populations that inhabit different climatic-geographical regions of Russia, and to develop targeted programs for prevention of these diseases. METHODS (1) a comparative analysis of the standardized mortality data in Russia and other selected regions of the Russian North using the Eur...

Patients with COPD and other chronic respiratory diseases are especially vulnerable to viral and bacterial pulmonary infections, which are major causes of exacerbations, hospitalization, disease progression, and mortality in COPD patients. Effective vaccines could reduce the burden of respiratory infections and acute exacerbations in COPD patients, but what is the evidence for this? This articl...

Air pollution is one of the world’s most serious environmental problems. Air pollutants continue to be major contributing factors to chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma), cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. We conducted a systematic literature review to provide some insight into what we currently know about the health problems associated with ...

Chronic respiratory diseases are an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Tuberculosis is responsible for 2 million deaths annually, COPD for another 3 million with an ever increasing trend. It is estimated that COPD will be the third most important cause of all deaths in 2020 and the fifth most important cause of DALY’s. COPD, asthma and chronic rhinitis are important causes of...