TY - JOUR AU - Grabcanovic-Musija, Fikreta AU - Obermayer, Astrid AU - Stoiber, Walter AU - Krautgartner, Wolf-Dietrich AU - Steinbacher, Peter AU - Winterberg, Nicole AU - Bathke, Arne Cornelius AU - Klappacher, Michaela AU - Studnicka, Michael PY - 2015 DA - 2015/05/22 TI - Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation characterises stable and exacerbated COPD and correlates with airflow limitation JO - Respiratory Research SP - 59 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - COPD is a progressive disease of the airways that is characterized by neutrophilic inflammation, a condition known to promote the excessive formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). The presence of large amounts of NETs has recently been demonstrated for a variety of inflammatory lung diseases including cystic fibrosis, asthma and exacerbated COPD. SN - 1465-993X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-015-0221-7 DO - 10.1186/s12931-015-0221-7 ID - Grabcanovic-Musija2015 ER -