title: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 5: systemic effects of COPD.
abstract: The role of body cell mass wasting, muscle wasting, and changes in muscle metabolism in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. ewo@slon.azm.nl
authors.forename: E F M
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Wouters
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000378:metabolism; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000209:etiology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D019282:Wasting Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018836:Inflammation Mediators