Background COPD exacerbations accelerate disease progression. Aims To examine if
COPD characteristics and systemic inflammatory markers predict the risk for acute COPD …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are effectors of host defence against infection, inflammation
and wound repair. We aimed to study AMP levels in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background Associations between Vitamin D 3 [25(OH)D], vitamin D binding protein (VDBP)
and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are previously reported. We aimed to …

Background Sputum induction is a non-invasive method for obtaining measurements of
inflammation in the airways. Whether spontaneously sampled sputum can be a valid surrogate is …

METHODS: FEV1 was measured every half year over a 3-year period in 426 COPD patients,
GOLD stage II-IV, aged 40-76, from the Bergen COPD Cohort Study. Serum vitamin D (25 (…

Background: The CXCR3 ligands CXCL9 (MIG) and CXCL10 (IP-10) are found elevated in
sputum and blood of COPD patients. CXCR3-ligand interaction attracts Th1 cells and may be …

Background: Recently, there has been increased interest in the possible non-calcemic effects
of vitamin D in chronic inflammatory diseases. COPD is a chronic inflammatory disease, …

… Persson and Dr. Wiker have nothing to disclose. Dr. … Tangedal S, Aanerud M, Persson LJ,
Brokstad KA, Bakke PS, Eagan TM… Waters JP, Pober JS, Bradley JR. Tumour necrosis factor in …

Fractals are patterns that are self-similar across multiple length-scales 1 . Macroscopic
fractals are common in nature 2 , 3 – 4 ; however, so far, molecular assembly into fractals is …

Metals occur naturally in the environment; however, anthropogenic practices have greatly
increased metal concentrations in waterways, sediments, and biota. Metals pose health risks …