copd pathophysiology

7 aug. 2023 — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and treatable disease characterized by progressive airflow limitation and tissue destruction.

30 aug. 2024 — COPD is an ongoing lung condition caused by damage to the lungs. The damage results in swelling and irritation, also called inflammation, inside the airways.

The cardinal pathophysiologic feature of COPD is airflow limitation caused by airway narrowing and/or obstruction, loss of elastic recoil, or both.

The clinical-pathological picture in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is complicated by the fact that pathological changes occur in large and small ...

av SO Rodrigues · 2021 · Citerat av 150 — Oxidative stress is the primary cause of COPD pathogenesis, triggering apoptosis, extracellular matrix remodeling, inactivation of protease inhibitors, mucus ...

av W MacNee · 2006 · Citerat av 348 — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by poorly reversible airflow obstruction and an abnormal inflammatory response in the lungs.

av S Gundry · 2019 · Citerat av 12 — COPD results from the combined processes of peripheral airway inflammation and narrowing of the airways.

Citerat av 10 — People with COPD have airway inflammation and scarring, damage to the air sacs in their lungs or both. Emphysema and chronic ...

COPD is an inflammatory condition involving the airways, lung parenchyma, and pulmonary vasculature. Emphysema describes ...