Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) are common diseases, which tend to
even increase in many countries. Both from a clinical and a pathophysiological point of view,
this is an important issue. However, an understanding of the relationship between the complex
array of cells and mediators involved in asthma and COPD is not yet fully dissected which
makes difficult to find a specific and sensitive panel of biomarkers that can reflect
intensity of these pathological processes and can help to predict the individual outcome.