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Obesity and the lung: 5 {middle dot} Obesity and COPD

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Franssen, F M E, O'Donnell, D E, Goossens, G H, Blaak, E E, Schols, A M W J·2008·Thorax

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obesity are common and disabling chronic health conditions with increasing prevalence worldwide. A relationship between COPD and obesity is increasingly recognised, although the nature of this association remains unknown. This review focuses on the epidemiology of obesity in COPD and the impact of excessive fat mass on lung function, exercise capacity and prognosis. The evidence for altered adipose tissue functions in obesity--including reduced lipid storage capacity, altered expression and secretion of inflammatory factors, adipose tissue hypoxia and macrophage infiltration in adipose tissue--is also reviewed. The interrelationship between these factors and their contribution to the development of insulin resistance in obesity is considered. It is proposed that, in patients with COPD, reduced oxidative capacity and systemic hypoxia may amplify these disturbances, not only in obese patients but also in subjects with hidden loss of fat-free mass. The potential interaction between abnormal adipose tissue function, systemic inflammation and COPD may provide more insight into the pathogenesis and reversibility of systemic pathology in this disease.

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Authors
Franssen, F. M. E., O'Donnell, D. E., Goossens, G. H., Blaak, E. E., & Schols, A. M. W. J.
Venue
Thorax
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2008-05-20
Volume
63
Issue
12
Pages
1110-1117
ISSN
0040-6376 (ISSN-L)
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W2130905430
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302
References
24
FWCI
13.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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Franssen, F. M. E., O'Donnell, D. E., Goossens, G. H., Blaak, E. E., & Schols, A. M. W. J. (2008). Obesity and the lung: 5 {middle dot} Obesity and COPD. Thorax. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2007.086827

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