| Title |
Can resistive breathing injure the lung? Implications for COPD exacerbations
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, September 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/copd.s113877 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Theodoros Vassilakopoulos, Dimitrios Toumpanakis |
| Abstract |
In obstructive lung diseases, airway inflammation leads to bronchospasm and thus resistive breathing, especially during exacerbations. This commentary discusses experimental evidence that resistive breathing per se (the mechanical stimulus) in the absence of underlying airway inflammation leads to lung injury and inflammation (mechanotransduction). The potential implications of resistive breathing-induced mechanotrasduction in COPD exacerbations are presented along with the available clinical evidence. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 6 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 2 | 33% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 17% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 33% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 17% |
| Engineering | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
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