title: Inflamatory mechanisms in bronchial asthma and COPD.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Kimiidera, Japan. masakazu@wakayama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichinose
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D001920:Bradykinin