Background A growing number of prognostic indices for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is developed for clinical use. Our aim is to identify, summarize and compare all …

Excessive airway narrowing is a cardinal feature of asthma, and results in closure of airways.
Therefore, asthmatic patients in whom airway closure occurs relatively early during …

Asthma exacerbations are frequently linked to rhinovirus infections. However, the associated
inflammatory pathways are poorly understood, and treatment of exacerbations is often …

Poor dyspnea perception might be a risk factor for developing asthma exacerbations. We
investigated whether severe asthmatics with recurrent exacerbations (brittle asthma) have …

Contradictory findings have been reported in the literature on the impact that bronchial
asthma may have on habitual physical activity. The present study was designed to compare …

Background Impaired regulatory T cell (Treg) function is thought to contribute to ongoing
inflammatory responses in sarcoidosis, but underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Moreover, …

Some patients with severe asthma are difficult to control and suffer from frequent
exacerbations, whereas others remain stable with anti-inflammatory therapy. To investigate …

Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) is an important suppressor of T-cell–mediated
immune responses and has become a major target in tumor therapy (1). Intriguingly, various …

Asthma and COPD are defined as different disease entities, but in practice patients often
show features of both diseases making it challenging for primary care clinicians to establish a …

Background Ehealth platforms, since the outbreak of COVID-19 more important than ever,
can support self-management in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)…