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The therapy of COPD and emphysema is currently limited to pharmacologic bronchodilation to relieve dyspnea, antibiotics for intercurrent respiratory tract infection, and vaccination against prominent respiratory pathogens.
When calculated on the basis of area occupied by each fiber type, the difference between emphysema and control did not reach significance even for the IIb antibody ( P = 0.06).
Destruction of lung parenchyma in emphysema is thought to occur through excessive proteolysis mediated by the elastin-degrading enzymes MMP2, MMP9, and MMP12 from the MMP family, and by neutrophil elastase from the serine proteinase family [45,46].
If this is so, then one could arrange the experimental methods that have been explored that impose increased diaphragmatic work, from least imposed load to greatest imposed load, as follows: running, swimming, emphysema, hypercapnea, tracheal banding.
All participants were ex-smokers who had quit smoking for a mean (SD) of 7 (2) y and 4 (2) y in COPD/emphysema and control groups, respectively.