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Abstract
COPD is a worldwide public health problem that reduces the quality of life. The exact pathways by which CS and other environmental toxins produce COPD are not known. Currently, the leading candidates are (1) the protease-antiprotease hypothesis, (2) the Dutch hypothesis, (3) the British hypothesis, and the (4) autoimmunity hypothesis. Given the heterogeneity of the disease (and phenotypes), it is probably unrealistic that one pathway will fully explain COPD pathophysiology.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22793938 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2012.04.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Clin North Am ISSN: 0025-7125 Impact factor: 5.456