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Pathogenesis of COPD and Asthma

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Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Asthma and COPD

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 237))

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Asthma and COPD remain two diseases of the respiratory tract with unmet medical needs. This review considers the current state of play with respect to what is known about the underlying pathogenesis of these two chronic inflammatory diseases of the lung. The review highlights why they are different conditions requiring different approaches to treatment and provides a backdrop for the subsequent chapters in this volume discussing recent advances in the pharmacology and treatment of asthma and COPD.

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  1. Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, King’s College London, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK

    Clive Page & Blaze O’Shaughnessy

  2. Department of Thoracic Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Dovehouse Street, London, SW3 6LY, UK

    Peter Barnes

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    Peter J. Barnes

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Page, C., O’Shaughnessy, B., Barnes, P. (2016). Pathogenesis of COPD and Asthma. In: Page, C., Barnes, P. (eds) Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Asthma and COPD. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 237. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/164_2016_61

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