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Systemic inflammation after inspiratory loading in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Antònia Fuster,
Jaume Sauleda,
Ernest Sala,
Bernardino Barceló Martín,
Jaume Pons,
Miguel Carrera,
Aioguera,
Bernat Togores,
Àlvar Agustí
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s2108
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , systemic inflammation , inflammation , tumor necrosis factor alpha , cardiology , gastroenterology , immunology
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) present systemic inflammation. Strenuous resistive breathing induces systemic inflammation in healthy subjects. We hypothesized that the increased respiratory load that characterizes COPD can contribute to systemic inflammation in these patients.

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