Learn More. Background: Considerable research has been conducted into the nature of airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD but the relationship between proximal airways inflammation and both dynamic collapse of the peripheral airways and HRCT determined emphysema severity remains unknown.
Methods: Sixty five subjects 11 healthy smokers, 44 smokers with stage 0—IV COPD, and 10 healthy non-smokers were assessed using lung function testing and HRCT scanning to quantify emphysema and peripheral airway dysfunction and sputum induction to measure airway inflammation. These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article. National Center for Biotechnology Information , U.
Journal List Thorax v. Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer. Copyright notice. This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Background: Considerable research has been conducted into the nature of airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD but the relationship between proximal airways inflammation and both dynamic collapse of the peripheral airways and HRCT determined emphysema severity remains unknown.
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