Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases:Journal of the COPD Foundation

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Persons With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and High Levels of Activation Improved Their Physical Activity Skills After an Educational Session

María C. Fernández-Sánchez,1 Francisco J. Ruiz-López,2 José A. Ros-Lucas,2 Rubén Andújar-Espinosa,2 Juan Del Coso,3 Teresa García-Pastor4

Citation: Fernández-Sánchez MC, Ruiz-López FJ, Ros-Lucas JA, et al. Persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high levels of activation improved their physical activity skills after an educational session. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2024; Published online March 22, 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0456


Increased Herpes Zoster Risk With Inhaled Corticosteroid Use for Those With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Barbara P. Yawn, MD, MSc1 Elisabeth Callen, PhD, PStat2 Gabriela Gaona-Villarreal, MPH2 Asif Shaikh, MD, DrPH, MPH3 Wilson D. Pace, MD2

Citation: Yawn BP, Callen E, Gaona-Villarreal G, Shaikh A, Pace WD. Increased herpes zoster risk with inhaled corticosteroid use for those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2024; Published online March 22, 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0478


Role of Oxidative Stress and Genetic Polymorphism of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2 in COPD

Poonam Sangwan1 Huma Quasimi2 Jai Gopal Sharma1 Mohammad Anwar Habib3 Mohammad Iqbal Alam2

Citation: Sangwan P, Quasimi H, Sharma JG, Habib MA, Alam MI. Role of oxidative stress and genetic polymorphism of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 in COPD. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2023; Published online August 3, 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2022.0370