Disturbance of the OPG/RANK/RANKL pathway and systemic inflammation in COPD patients with emphysema and osteoporosis

Disturbance of the OPG/RANK/RANKL pathway and systemic inflammation in COPD patients with emphysema and osteoporosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Osteoporosis is one of the systemic features of COPD. A correlation between the emphysema phenotype of COPD and reduced bone mineral density (BMD) is suggested by some studies, however, the mechanisms underlying this relationship are...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Bai Peng, Sun Yongchang, Jin Jianmin, Hou Jia, Li Ran, Zhang Qing, Wang Yang
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: BMC 2011-12-01
Serie:Respiratory Research
Ämnen:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pulmonary emphysema
osteoporosis
cytokine
OPG/RANK/RANKL
Länkar:http://respiratory-research.com/content/12/1/157

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