The paper describes the current knowledge about the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its role in the development of emphysema. The basic mechanisms leading to overproduction of lice oxidant radicals in tobacco smokers' airways are underlined.
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Natl Yang Ming Univ, Sch Med, Inst Emergency & Crit Care Med, Taipei 112, Taiwan
Taipei Vet Gen Hosp, Dept Chest Med, Taipei 112, TaiwanNatl Yang Ming Univ, Sch Med, Inst Emergency & Crit Care Med, Taipei 112, Taiwan
Yang, Kuang-Yao
Su, Vincent Yi-Fong
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Taipei Vet Gen Hosp, Dept Chest Med, Taipei 112, Taiwan
Natl Yang Ming Univ, Sch Med, Inst Clin Med, Taipei 112, TaiwanNatl Yang Ming Univ, Sch Med, Inst Emergency & Crit Care Med, Taipei 112, Taiwan