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Statins and outcome after hospitalization for COPD exacerbation: A prospective study
(2011)
Background: Retrospective studies have shown that the use of statins is associated with reduced mortality and decreased hospitalizations from COPD, but data from prospective studies are lacking. Methods: We followed-up ...
Clinical, functional and biochemical changes during recovery from COPD exacerbations
(2009)
The pathways underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (ECOPD) remain unclear. This study describes the clinical., functional and biochemical changes during recovery from ECOPD. Thirty hospitalized ...
Serum levels of oxidative stress as a marker of disease severity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(2008)
Background: Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal illness characterized by progressive fibrosis resulting in severe dyspnea and impairment Of lung function. Although the mechanisms by which lung fibrosis develops ...
Systemic oxidative stress in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis
(2009)
Background: A local redox imbalance has been reported in pulmonary sarcoidosis. However so far no, study has described a systemic redox imbalance in this context. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the systemic ...