Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease characterized by persistent
airflow limitation, and is associated with abnormal inflammatory responses in the lungs to …

Introduction Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are risk factors
for severe cardiovascular (CV) events, with the risk remaining significantly elevated long …

Background Sarcopenia is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and is mainly caused by systemic inflammation. Resistin acts as a proinflammatory …

Objectives Tobacco hazard is one of the most severe public health issues in the world. It is
believed that smoking is the most important factor leading to chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Aims Our previous study showed that oscillatory shear stress (OSS) induces endothelial
progenitor cells (EPCs) to undergo endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndoMT), which …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease that causes scarring and fibrotic
transformation of the lung parenchyma, resulting in the progressive loss of respiratory …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
frequently coexist, increasing the prevalence of both entities and impacting on symptoms …

Objective (s): Cigarette smoke may play a direct role in proliferation of human pulmonary
artery smooth muscle cells (HPASMCs). However, the mechanism involved and the effect of …

LINC00599 has been reported to be upregulated in response to cigarette smoking.
However, the effect and underlying mechanism of LINC00599 in chronic obstructive …

Hypoxia‐induced pulmonary hypertension (HPH) is a progressive and lethal disease
characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells …