background: given the importance of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) and role of different factors in self-care behaviors of copd patients, this study was conducted to determine the effect of self-efficacy program on self-care behaviors of copd patients. materials and methods: in this semi-experimental study, 62 copd patients were recruited in which 31 subjects were in control g...

the association between β2-adrenergic receptor (adrb2) -16arg/gly polymorphism (rs1042713) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) risk has been investigated in many published studies. however, the results were inconclusive. a meta-analysis was performed to make a more precise estimation of the relationship.the pubmed, embase, isi web of science, the cochrane database of systematic rev...

OBJECTIVES Familial clustering of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is well established, but the familial risk of COPD has not been determined among adoptees. The aim was to determine whether the familial transmission of COPD is related to disease in biological and/or adoptive parents. DESIGN Historic cohort study. PARTICIPANTS 80,214 (50% females). METHODS The Swedish Multi-Ge...

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and farming are two conditions that have been associated with an increased risk of anxiety and depression. Dairy farming is an independent risk factor for COPD. Objective To test the hypotheses that the prevalence of anxiety and/or depression is higher in dairy farmers with COPD than in farmers without COPD, and higher in dairy farmers w...

Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 932 Goals and objectives 933 Participants 933 Evidence, methodology and validation 933 Concept of a "live", modular document 933 Organisation of the document 933 De® nition of COPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 Diagnosis of COPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 Epidemio ogy, risk factors an...

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of an early detection program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a primary care setting in Japan. Methods Participants of ≥40 years of age who regularly visited a general practitioner's clinic due to chronic disease were asked to complete a COPD screening questionnaire (COPD Population Screener; COPD-PS) and undergo simplified spirometry ...

To evaluate the expression of miR-155 and autophagy in COPD related mechanism. Alveolar macrophages were extracted from patients. dynamic mouse model was established. Mouse alveolar also isolated cultured. Rat macrophage cell line NR8383 introduced. The TLR4 NF-κB cells with CSE treatment evaluated. upregulated bronchoalveolar lavage fluid patients, treated (p < 0.05). Overexpression miR‐155 le...

Aim: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a characterized by irreversible airway flow limitation and chronic inflammation. We aimed to investigate the clinical importance of serum prolidase enzyme, which an indicator collagen degradation, Carbonic anhydrase (CA) III has important function in acid-base regulation, patients with COPD Methods : In this study, 56 stable 32 healthy subjec...

STUDY OBJECTIVES The prevalent theory concerning the pathogenesis of COPD is that it is an imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants. However, it has been reported that a decrease in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) might affect the pathogenesis of COPD. Therefore, this study was designed to examine the differences between oxidative stress and VEGF levels, and the severity of COPD. ...

The effects of adipose derived stromal cells (ASCs) were evaluated on tracheal responsiveness and biochemical parameters in guinea pigs model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Thirty six guinea pigs were divided into 6 groups including: Control, COPD, COPD+intratracheal delivery of PBS (COPD+ITPBS), COPD+intravenous delivery of PBS (COPD+IVPBS), COPD+intratracheal delivery of ASC...