NON-SPECIFIC INFLAMMATION DURING ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Abstract

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow limitation which is not fully reversible. It is a treatable and preventable disease but progressive and associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lung to noxious particles or gases. The non-specific inflammation increased during acute exacerbation of COPD. Studies have shown that inflammation in COPD are co-dependent and strongly interrelated processes not only in local, but also in systemic inflammation in the lungs.