Pulmonary scintigraphy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
β Scribed by Guilhermina Cantinho
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 31 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-6863
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involves progressive pulmonary airflow limitation that is not completely reversible, and is associated with an abnormal airway inflammatory response. COPD affects over 11 million Americans and is the fourth most common cause of death in the United States
## Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic inflammation and oxidant/antioxidant imbalance. Glutathione is the most abundant cellular lowβmolecular weight thiol and the glutathione redox cycle is the fundamental component of the cellular antioxidant defence