Lung Regeneration Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Lung Regeneration Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a critical condition with high morbidity and mortality. Although several medications are available, there are no definite treatments. However, recent advances in the understanding of stem and progenitor cells in the lung, and molecular changes during re-alveolization after pneumonectomy, have made it possible to envisage the regeneration of damage...

Statins and Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is a chronic multisystem disease with a considerable burden. One of its most common complications is pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). It has been demonstrated that the development of PAH is correlated with decreased quality of life and survival. Different medications have been proposed for the treatment of PAH, among which one can name statins. Howeve...

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the gold or random therapy?

Aspergillus colonization in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Background and Purpose: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been recognized as a risk factor for invasive aspergillosis. Airway colonization by Aspergillus species is a common feature of chronic pulmonary diseases. Nowadays, the incidence of COPD has increased in critically ill patients. The aim of the present study was to isolate and identify Aspergillus colonies in the respirator...

[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer].

Unidad de Investigación en Músculo y Aparato Respiratorio (URMAR), Barcelona, Spain Instituto Municipal de Investigación Médica (IMIM)-Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Barcelona, Spain Departamento de Ciencias Experimentales y de la Salud (CEXS), Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Parque de Investigación Biomédica de Barcelona (PR...