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BMJ Publishing Group, Thorax, 4(58), p. 299-305, 2003

DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.4.299

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Correlation between change in pulmonary function and suppression of reactive nitrogen species production following steroid treatment in COPD

Journal article published in 2003 by S. Yamagata, M. Ichinose, A. Koarai, Hisatoshi Sugiura ORCID, K. Shirato, T. Hattori
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Abstract

Background: Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) have a number of inflammatory actions and the production of these molecules has been reported to be increased in the airways of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which suggests that they may be involved in the inflammatory and obstructive process in COPD.