title: Systemic inflammation and skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: state of the art and novel insights in regulation of muscle plasticity.
abstract: Systemic inflammation is a recognized hallmark of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease pathogenesis. Although the origin and mechanisms responsible for the persistent chronic inflammatory process remain to be elucidated, it is recognized that it plays an important role in skeletal muscle pathology as observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and several other chronic inflammatory disorders. This article describes state-of-the-art knowledge and novel insights in the role of inflammatory processes on several aspects of inflammation-related skeletal muscle pathology and offers new insights in therapeutic perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute, University of Maastricht, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Alexander H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Remels
authors.forename: Harry R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Gosker
authors.forename: Jos
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Velden
authors.forename: Ramon C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Langen
authors.forename: Annemie M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schols
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology