Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chapter 1 Definition of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Is the Latest GOLD Classification of Severity Still Valid?

Chapter 2 Epidemiology of COPD: Why Is the Disease So Poorly Recognized?

Chapter 3 Genetic Predisposition to COPD: Are There Any Relevant Genes Determining the Susceptibility to Smoking?

Chapter 4 Pathogenesis of COPD (Persistence of Airway Inflammation): Why Does Airway Inflammation Persist After Cessation of Smoking?

Chapter 5 Pathogenesis of COPD 3: Oxidative Stress – Is There a Possibility of Developing New Drugs from the Standpoint of This Pathogenetic Mechanism?

Chapter 6 Pathogenesis of COPD 4 – Cell Death, Senescence, and Autophagy: Is There a Possibility of Developing New Drugs from the Standpoint of This Pathogenetic Mechanism?

Chapter 7 Pathogenesis of Comorbidities in COPD: By What Mechanism Does Long-Term Smoking Cause Systemic Inflammation?

Chapter 8 Assessment of Inflammation in COPD: Are There any Biomarkers that Can be Used to Assess Pulmonary and Systemic Inflammation?

Chapter 9 Exercise Therapy for COPD: How Is Exercise Therapy Significant?

Chapter 10 Nutritional Therapy for COPD: What Is the Present State of Nutritional Therapy and Is There a Possibility of Developing New Drugs?

Chapter 11 Long-Term Oxygen Therapy (or Home Oxygen Therapy) for COPD: The Present State and Future Problems

Chapter 12 Bronchodilators for COPD: At What Stage Should Therapeutic Intervention Be Initiated?

Chapter 13 Inhaled Corticosteroids for COPD: Are Inhaled Corticosteroids Required in the Management of COPD?

Chapter 14 New Anti-inflammatory Drugs for COPD: Is There a Possibility of Developing Drugs That Can Fundamentally Suppress Inflammation?

Chapter 15 Exacerbation of COPD: Why Do Exacerbations of COPD Attract Attention? Are There Any Preventive Methods?

Chapter 16 The Asthma–COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS): What Is the Significance COPD Associated with Asthma?

Chapter 17 Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema (CPFE): Which Symptom, Fibrosis or Emphysema, Should Be Treated Preferentially? Or Should Both Be Treated Simultaneously?

Chapter 18 Association of COPD and Lung Cancer: How Does COPD Management Change the Outcome of Treatment of Lung Cancer?