Inflamatory mechanisms in bronchial asthma and COPD.
Both bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are recognized as inflammatory diseases, although the inflammatory process for each disease is different. In this review, I describe some inflammatory molecules that seem to be involved in the inflammatory process in each disease.
Ichinose
Masakazu
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Third Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera, Japan. masakazu@wakayama-med.ac.jp
D001249:Asthma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species / Q000502:physiology; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D001920:Bradykinin