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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Paving the Way to Lung Cancer.

Klára Szalontai, Nikolett Gémes, József Furák, Tünde Varga, Patrícia Neuperger, József Á Balog, László G Puskás, Gábor J Szebeni

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06251271 (Diagnosing Obstructive Lung Disease With Point of Care Ultrasound- A Cross-sectional, Diagnostic Accuracy Test), which is not on this map. Cited by 53 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06251271 completednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Diagnosing Obstructive Lung Disease With Point of Care Ultrasound- A Cross-sectional, Diagnostic Accuracy Test

TypeobservationalSponsorSoroka University Medical CenterRan2023 to 2024Enrolled301ConditionsPulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Asthma, COPDArmsPoint-of-Care Ultrasound
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Airway mucus in infection.Frontiers in physiology · 2026
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  10. Study of the Impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Vocal Function.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2025
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  11. Deciphering the Tenascin-C Nexus: A Comprehensive Review of Its Involvement in Chronic Respiratory Diseases.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2025
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  13. Role of Regulatory T Cells in Pulmonary Ageing and COPD Development.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Klára SzalontaiCsongrád County Hospital of Chest Diseases, Alkotmány u. 36., H6772 Deszk, Hungary.
Nikolett GémesLaboratory of Functional Genomics, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62., H6726 Szeged, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0003-2028-1666
József FurákDepartment of Surgery, University of Szeged, Semmelweis u. 8., H6725 Szeged, Hungary.
Tünde VargaLaboratory of Functional Genomics, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62., H6726 Szeged, Hungary.
Patrícia NeupergerLaboratory of Functional Genomics, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62., H6726 Szeged, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-8208-9157
József Á BalogLaboratory of Functional Genomics, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62., H6726 Szeged, Hungary.
László G PuskásLaboratory of Functional Genomics, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62., H6726 Szeged, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-6998-5632
Gábor J SzebeniLaboratory of Functional Genomics, Biological Research Centre, Temesvári krt. 62., H6726 Szeged, Hungary.

Funding

National Research, Development, and Innovation Fund KDP-17-4/PALY-2021, 1000464National Research, Development, and Innovation Office 2017-1.3.1-VKE-2017-00028National Research, Development, and Innovation Office 2020-1.1.6-JÖVŐ-2021-00003National Research, Development, and Innovation Office OTKA FK-138299
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the frequently fatal pathology of the respiratory tract, accounts for half a billion cases globally. COPD manifests via chronic inflammatory response to irritants, frequently to tobacco smoke. The progression of COPD from early onset to advanced disease leads to the loss of the alveolar wall, pulmonary hypertension, and fibrosis of the respiratory epithelium. Here, we focus on the epidemiology, progression, and biomarkers of COPD with a particular connection to lung cancer. Dissecting the cellular and molecular players in the progression of the disease, we aim to shed light on the role of smoking, which is responsible for the disease, or at least for the more severe symptoms and worse patient outcomes. We summarize the inflammatory conditions, as well as the role of EMT and fibroblasts in establishing a cancer-prone microenvironment, i.e., the soil for 'COPD-derived' lung cancer. We highlight that the major health problem of COPD can be alleviated via smoking cessation, early diagnosis, and abandonment of the usage of biomass fuels on a global basis.

Indexed as

chronic airway inflammationCOPDlung cancersmoking

Identifiers

PMID34209651
PMCPMC8268950

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