Pathogenic triad in COPD: oxidative stress, protease–antiprotease imbalance, and inflammation

Pathogenic triad in COPD: oxidative stress, protease–antiprotease imbalance, and inflammation

Bernard M Fischer1, Elizabeth Pavlisko2, Judith A Voynow11Department of Pediatrics, 2Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USAAbstract: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exhibit dominant features of chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and/or asthma,...

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Main Authors: Fischer BM, Pavlisko E, Voynow JA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2011-08-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/pathogenic-triad-in-copd-oxidative-stress-proteasendashantiprotease-im-a8026

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