The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society jointly created a Task Force
on “Outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: from lung function to biomarkers” to inform …

This review describes the usefulness of monitoring the activity level of lactate dehydrogenase
(LDH) and its isoenzyme pattern as indicators of pathological conditions in the lungs, such …

Exhaled breath contains thousands of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of which the
composition varies depending on health status. Various metabolic processes within the body …

Background: Survival studies have consistently shown significantly greater mortality rates in
underweight and normal-weight patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD…

BACKGROUND: An increase in resting energy expenditure (REE) commonly occurs in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the cause of which is as yet …

Nutritional depletion commonly occurs in patients with COPD, causing muscle wasting and
impaired physiologic function. Two hundred seventeen patients with COPD participated in a …

… Schols AM, Buurman WA, Staal van den Brekel AJ, Dentener MA, Wouters EF. Evidence for
a relation between metabolic derangements and increased levels of inflammatory mediators …

Although increasing attention has been paid to nutritional aspects in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), limited information is available regarding the prevalence and …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes extensive disability, primarily among
the elderly. On the World Health Organization ranking list of disability-adjusted life years (…

In several studies a correlation between body weight and peak exercise capacity has been
found in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the present study a …