Research progress on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and mechanisms underlying its regulation of aging / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)is a common respiratory disease with a high disability and mortality rate, and it has become one of the major public health issues of concern worldwide.It includes small airway disease and emphysema caused by abnormal tissue repair, but its pathogenesis is still unclear.COPD is currently viewed as a disease of accelerated lung aging and is closely associated with aging mechanisms such as telomere/telomerase, epigenetic changes and mitochondrial dysfunction.This article reviews research progress on the mechanisms linking COPD and aging-related regulation.