D. Navajas (Barcelona, Spain), N. Hopkinson (London, United Kingdom)
Diaphragmatic dysfunction occurs at peak exercise in severe COPD patients
L. Appendini, M. Gudjonsdottir, A. Patessio, R. Colombo, A. Purro, A. Rossi, C. F. Donner (Verona, Turin, Bergamo, Italy)
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Ventilatory determinants of PaCO2 in COPD
F. Gigliotti, R. Bianchi, R. Duranti, B. Lanini, P. T. Macklem, M. Nerini, I. Romagnoli, G. Scano (Pozzolatico, Italy; Montreal, Canada)
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Possible role of airway mechanical stress in the genesis of COPD in smokers. The obesity model
M. Bezzi, E. Bertella, M. Guerini, F. Mittempergher, C. Tantucci (Brescia, Italy)
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Measurement of airway resistance using the interrupter technique in patients with obstructive ventilatory dysfunction
H. Kurosawa, K. Maruta, W. Hida, Y. Sano, K. Matsumoto, M. Yamakawa, J. Niisato, M. Kohzuki (Sendai, Sendai, Japan)
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Lung morphometry and inflammatory pattern in COPD varies according to the type of emphysema
R. J. Hernandez-Zenteno, H. Ghezzo, M. G. Cosio (Montreal, Canada)
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Differential oxidative stress profile in both the intercostal and quadriceps muscles of a healthy elderly population
E. Barreiro, B. Lavina, A. Ramirez, C. Coronell, M. Orozco, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)
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Functional alterations of small airways in patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) in a longitudinal study
L. Fregonese, H. P. vVeen, L. Beekman, P. J. Sterk, J. Stolk (Leiden, Netherlands)
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Time course and recovery of respiratory muscles (RM) strength in acute exacerbation of COPD
G. Nuralieva, S. Avdeev, A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Restoring force of diaphragm muscle in patients with COPD
A. Moore, A. Stubbings, P. Goldstraw, M. Dusmet, J. Moxham, M. Ferenczi, M. I. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
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Increased expression of MMP-2 in COPD
S. Baraldo, E. Bazzan, M. E. Zanin, G. Turato, B. Beghé, K. Dimakou, S. Garbisa, P. Maestrelli, A. Papi, L. Fabbri, R. Zuin, M. Saetta (Padova, Ferrara, Modena, Italy)
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Upregulation of proinflammatory cytokine genes in the external intercostal muscle of COPD patients
C. Casadevall, C. Coronell, A. Ramirez-Sarmiento, J. Martinez-Llorens, E. Barreiro, M. Orozco-Levi, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain)
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Pulmonary volumes change more largely than respiratory flows in COPD patients during severe acute exacerbations
M. Biagini, I. Archinucci, M. Naldi, M. Rossi (Arezzo, Siena, Italy)
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Low circulating CD34+ cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
A. Huertas, U. Testa, G. Mariani, R. Antonucci, E. Petrucci, G. Morici, M. Vignola, V. Bellia, P. Serra, M. R. Bonsignore, P. Palange (Rome, Palermo, Italy)
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Vascular endothelial growth factor in sleep apnea syndrome and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
K. Tatsumi, Y. Kasahara, K. Kurosu, N. Tanabe, Y. Takiguchi, T. Kuriyama (Chiba, Japan)
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Relevant and redundant lung function parameters in discriminating asthma from COPD
D. M. Goedhart, P. Zanen, J. W. J. Lammers (Rotterdam, Utrecht, Netherlands)
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"Nitosative stress" in the bronchial mucosa of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
F. L. Ricciardolo, G. Caramori, K. Ito, A. Capelli, S. E. D‘Anna, M. Neri, K. F. Chung, I. Adckock, P. J. Barnes, C. F. Donner, A. Rossi, A. Di Stefano (Genova, Ferrara, Verona, Bergamo, Italy; London, United Kingdom)
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Muscle dysfunction in COPD patients associates with HLA system: risk and protective genotypes
M. Orozco-Levi, C. Coronell, A. Ramirez-Sarmiento, G. Ercilla, O. Clavijo, E. Yunis, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain; Boston, United States Of America)
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Description of the cytokine profile using antibody arrays of peripheral muscles in severe COPD patients
E. Barreiro, B. de la Puente, C. Coronell, M. Polkey, A. M. Schols, J. Gea (Barcelona, Spain; London, United Kingdom; Maastricht, Netherlands)
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Reference values for lung mechanics studied with sinusoidal flow regulation
U. Bitzén, L. Niklason, B. Drefeldt, I. Göransson, B. Jonson (Lund, Sweden)
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