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Study on the Role of Probiotics in Pulmonary Inflammatory Response and Immune Function in COPD Patients

Xuejia Cheng, Yanping Zhang

Abstract


Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a global disease characterized by persistent airflow limitation and chronic airway inflammation, with the main symptoms of cough, sputum and progressively worsening dyspnea. Recent studies have shown that probiotics may affect the pulmonary inflammatory response and immune function in COPD patients through multiple mechanisms. The aim of this
paper is to systematically investigate the effects of probiotics on pulmonary inflammatory response and immune function in COPD patients,
their mechanisms for improving pulmonary inflammation and immune imbalance in COPD, and to explore the potential of their clinical application, with a view to providing a new strategy for the adjuvant treatment of COPD.

Keywords


COPD; Probiotics; Gut-Lung Axis; Lung Inflammation; Immunomodulation

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/mhr.v2i6.6854

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