Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by the gradual progression of irreversible airflow obstruction and increased inflammation in the airways and lung parenchyma that is generally distinguishable from the inflammation caused by asthma. Most chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with smoking, but occupational exposure to irritants and air pollution also are import...

background and purpose: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) has been recognized as a risk factor for invasive aspergillosis. airway colonization by aspergillus species is a common feature of chronic pulmonary diseases. nowadays, the incidence of copd has increased in critically ill patients. the aim of the present study was to isolate and identify aspergillus colonies in the respirator...

introduction: corticosteroids are routinely used in management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) exacerbation. the main purpose of present study was to compare the efficacy of methyl prednisolone (mp) and dexamethasone (dxm) for this purpose. methods: adult copd patients entered the present clinical trial. all patients received standard treatment on admission and were then divided...

BACKGROUND Long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonists have been shown to increase the risk of atrial arrhythmias in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The aim of this study was to investigate whether perioperative long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonists treatment would increase the risk of postoperative atrial arrhythmias after lung cancer surgery in chronic obstructive pulmonar...

Changes in renal function have been reported in chronic obstructive lung disease' but not proteinuria. We describe a heterogeneous group of patients with chronic obstructive lung disease who were found to have microalbuminuria. Patients, methods, and results Twenty two inpatients with chronic obstructive lung disease provided a clean catch midstream specimen of urine. Twenty normal healthy volu...

BACKGROUND A substantial proportion of the general population has low lung function, and lung function is known to decrease as we age. Low lung function is a feature of several pulmonary disorders, such as uncontrolled asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The objective of this study is to investigate the association of polymorphisms in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disea...

C hronic lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis, are the second leading cause of death in the world. Currently, only limited therapeutic options exist for chronic lung diseases; in particular, causative therapeutic approaches are missing. Lung transplantation remains the only available therapy for many patients with end-stage l...

Smoking is a risk factor for disease that contributes the most to lung and respiratory diseases. Lung related with cigarette smoke can be classified as COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) several types of interstitial such pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis, bronchiolitis, desquamative pneumonitis fibrosing disease. This literature review aims shed light not only causes inflammati...

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease characterized by progressive and irreversible obstruction of the airways of the lungs. Different studies have emphasized on the role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in COPD patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of this factor with disease severity and th...