Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease as a Main Factor of Premature Aging

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease as a Main Factor of Premature Aging

(1) Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined as an inflammatory disorder that presents an increasingly prevalent health problem. Accelerated aging has been examined as a pathologic mechanism of many chronic diseases like COPD. We examined whether COPD is combined with acce...

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Main Authors: Ilias Karametos, Paraskevi Tsiboli, Ilias Togousidis, Chrisi Hatzoglou, Grigorios Giamouzis, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
aging
biological marker
dehydroepiandrosterone
DHEA
growth hormone
GH
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/4/540

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