European Respiratory Review

Pathology and Pathophysiology
of COPD

Proceedings of the Symposium held on
November 10-11, 1995

Edited by
N.M. Siafakas, A. Woodcock and D. Postma

CONTENTS

N.M. Siafakas	107	Introduction
M. Saetta	109	Central airways inflammation in the development of COPD
P.K. Jeffery	111	Pathology of asthma and COPD: a synopsis
W. Timens, W. Coers, J.F.M. van Straaten, D.S. Postma	119	Extracellular matrix and inflammation: a role for fibroblast-mediated defective tissue repair in the pathogenesis of emphysema?
W. MacNee	124	Neutrophil traffic and COPD
R.A. Stockley	128	New perspectives on the protease/antiprotease balance
R.A. Jörres, H. Magnussen	131	Oxidative stress in COPD
E. Puchelle, J-M. Zahm, J-M. Tournier, S. de Bentzmann	136	Airway epithelial injury and repair
P. Chanez, A.M. Vignola, J. Bousquet	142	Remodelling of the airways in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
V.M. Keatings, P.J. Barnes	146	Comparison of inflammatory cytokines in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and controls
J.G. Widdicombe	151	Possible vascular mechanisms in COPD
J. Stolk, R. Zagers, H.A. Vrooman, N.J.M. Aarts, L.J. Schultze Kool, J.H. Dijkman, A.E. van Voorthuisen, J.H.C. Reiber	154	Assessment of the progression of emphysema by quantitative analysis of spirometrically-gated CT images
D.S. Postma, B. Rijcken	159	The role of atopy and hyperresponsiveness in the development of COPD
R. Rodriguez-Roisin, J.A. Barberà	163	Structure and function correlation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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