title: Pollutional haze and COPD: etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, pathology, biological markers and therapy.
abstract: In recent years, serious pollutional haze occurs in the mainland of China thanks to the development of urbanization and industrialization. There is a close relationship between air pollution and the occurrence and development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but there are some new characteristics in some aspects of COPD associated with pollutional haze compared with COPD induced by traditional physical and chemical factors. This article attempts to summarize the new progress from these new features of COPD related to pollutional haze, focus on etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, pathology, biological markers and therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
authors.forename: Song-Shi
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); biological markers; etiology; pathogenesis; pollutional haze; therapy