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SUBMITTER: Weissmann N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6944394 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 20181201 Suppl 4
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most important causes of death worldwide, and in addition to its impact on the patient's health, it poses a major socioeconomic burden. Tobacco smoke, indoor cooking, and air pollution are major triggers of the disease. This article summarizes evidence for the concept that lung microvascular molecular alterations can be a driver of lung emphysema. If findings from preclinical models allow a transfer to the human situation, this concept c ...[more]