Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the third leading cause of global mortality in 2011 but receives limited attention and research funding. This Review describes the current knowledge on COPD risk factors, including genetic and epigenetic determinants and their interactions with the microbiome and environmental exposures. Preclinical models are being refined and single-cell transcriptomic, metabolomic, and proteomic technologies are being implemented to investigate the molecular mechanisms of disease progression. Patient cohorts to define biomarkers of early disease and the latest approaches to diagnose pre-COPD are essential to accelerate the development of novel and effective therapeutic interventions and translate new findings into clinical trials. This Review is a summary of topics covered by a symposium organized by the COPD-iNET consortium, an international network of researchers who have established a platform that facilitates collaboration of this multidisciplinary group of preclinical, translational, and clinical researchers.
Yohannes Tesfaigzi, Ali Önder Yildirim, Francesca Polverino, Thomas M. Conlon, Venkataramana Sidhaye, Maor Sauler, S. Vamsee Raju, Renata Z. Jurkowska, Divay Chandra, Michael H. Cho, Edwin K. Silverman, Ramon C. Sun, Peter Castaldi, Purushothama Rao Tata, Kambez H. Benam, Linto Antony, Mareike Lehmann, Beata Kosmider, Karim Bahmed, Zerihun H. Negasi, Kamakshi Bankoti, Carter Swaby, Dave A. Lagowala, Yeşim Vural, Hasan Bayram, Rosa Faner, George Washko, Dinh Son Bui, Bartolome Celli, Roxana Maria Wasnick, Enid Neptune
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