Contribution of small airway inflammation to the development of COPD

Contribution of small airway inflammation to the development of COPD

Abstract Background Little attention has been paid to the pathophysiological changes in the natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The destructions of the small airways were visualized on thoracic micro-computed tomography scan. We investigated whether small airway inflamma...

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Main Authors: Li Li, Ying Gong, Dongni Hou, Yijun Song, Jing Bi, Miao Li, Junjie Han, Yuanlin Song, Jun She
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
FeNO200
Peripheral airways
Small airway inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-02911-3

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