Increased Exhalation of Hydrogen Peroxide in Patients With Stable and Unstable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

N. Richard Dekhuijzen, P.; K.H. Aben, Katja; Dekker, Irene; P Aarts, L; Wielders, Pascal; L van Herwaarden, C; Bast, Aalt

doi:10.1164/ajrccm.154.3.8810624

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Increased Exhalation of Hydrogen Peroxide in Patients With Stable and Unstable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Sep 1, 1996

Authors:

P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen

Katja K.H. Aben

Irene Dekker

Abstract

An imbalance between oxidative stress and antioxidative capacity is thought to play an important role in the development and progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To assess the lung oxidative status in patients with COPD, we studied whether exhaled hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is ...

Subject

COPD

Medicine

Exhalation

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