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Mucus plugs on CT and small airway pathology in COPD

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study establishes a link between mucus plugs detected in larger airways via CT scans and specific pathological changes in the small airways of COPD patients https://bit.ly/4lmkK2g

Source: ERJ Open Research

DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00546-2025

Authors: Francesca Polverino, Ruchita Borgaonkar, Christine Cong, David Sanz-Rubio, Alan Waich, Wei Wang, Sophia Mettler, Joshua Malo, Joselyn Rojas-Quintero, Alejandro A. Diaz

Institutions: Baylor College of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, University of Arizona

Language: English

Topic: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $808

Funder: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Awards: G1099186752, G6660279864, B cell-adaptive Immune Profile in Emphysema-predominant COPD, Clinical Implications, Genomics, and Transcriptions of Mucus Plugging in Smokers, Understanding airway mucus dysfunction in population-based studies, Clinical implications and Proteomics of Bronchiectasis Progression in Smokers, Protective effects of metformin against cigarette smoke-induced lung pathologies via regulation of fatty acids metabolism

OpenAlex ID: W4412793140

FWCI: 3.598

Cites: 11

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10