| Literature DB >> 30047000 |
Sheling Xie1, Kaifei Wang1, Wei Zhang1, Kun Xiao1, Peng Yan1, Yanqin Li1, Wanxue He1, Yuhan Zhang2, Lixin Xie3.
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), characterized by progressive airway inflammation and irreversible airflow limitation, leads to serious decline in life quality. The acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) results in high healthcare costs as well as a significant mortality rate. The most common cause of acute exacerbation is infection. Immune deficiency, which induces dysfunction of anti-infection, plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acute exacerbation. As described in this review, the immune dysfunction in patients with AECOPD can be a major focus of efforts to therapeutic strategy.Entities:
Keywords: acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; adaptive immunity; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; immune deficiency; immunodeficiency; inflammation; innate immunity
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30047000 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-018-0830-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Inflammation ISSN: 0360-3997 Impact factor: 4.092