Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Immune Activation in Subjects with COPD
(Professor Peter Gibson)

The University of Newcastle is investigating innate immune activation in subjects with COPD and matched controls. Data analysis is complete and further flow cytometry experiments to confirm TLR2 expression in airway cells are close to completion. Further studies in this area are currently being planned, including a project relating to the characterisation of Airway Inflammation in the elderly, and a randomised controlled trial of guidelines management versus non-invasive inflammatory marker.