Open AccessPersistence of systemic inflammation in COPD in spite of smoking cessation
Author(s) -
Giovanni Invernizzi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
multidisciplinary respiratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.72
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2049-6958
pISSN - 1828-695X
DOI - 10.4081/mrm.2011.440
Subject(s) - copd , systemic inflammation , medicine , inflammation , reactive oxygen species , lipid peroxidation , smoking cessation , c reactive protein , persistence (discontinuity) , pulmonary disease , risk factor , cigarette smoking , immunology , oxidative stress , intensive care medicine , pathology , biology , biochemistry , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Cigarette smoking, which exposes the lung to high concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS), is the major risk factor for chronic obstructive pul- monary disease (COPD). ROS are responsible for lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation [...]