IgE-dependent sensitization in patients with COPD.

CONCLUSIONS: Both the prevalence and profile of IgE-dependent sensitization to inhaled allergens did not differ between asthma and COPD. Both Th2 and Th1 played a role in the immunopathology of asthma and COPD. ABBREVIATIONS: COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; FEV1 - forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC - forced expiratory volume; GINA - Global Initiative for Asthma; GOLD - Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; MMRC - Modified Medical Research Council; Th1 - lymphocyte helper 1; Th2 - lymphocyte helper 2. PMID: 30260198 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine : AAEM)

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