Accelerated lung ageing in COPD
Symposium Chairs: A. Agusti (Barcelona, Spain), M. Ichinose (Wakayama, Japan)
Aims: The aims of this symposium are to provide:
- an understanding of the normal ageing process in lungs;
- the evidence for accelerated ageing in emphysema/COPD;
- molecular mechanisms of ageing;
- potential therapeutic targets for COPD therapy.