The last time I copied and pasted a technical article ADMIN decided I broke the rules so I'm using my own words to tell you about a study I read this morning! Hopefully it won't get cut out! This study was done in Spain to compare smokers' lung tissue and Moderate COPD lung tissues. Their conclusion:
"The 'healthy' smokers experience similar gene expression changes as those seen in smokers who have developed the disease", concludes Ricardo Bastos. "This once again underlines the decisive role of smoking in causing these changes". Bastos' team of researchers used PCR technique to study 42 genes related to tissue and vascular inflammation and changes in the proteins that code these genes.
Even if you do not have symptoms of COPD you can ask your Doctor to give you a simple breathing test called Spirometry which can indicate whether medical intervention might be indicated! Doctors don't necessarily think to offer this test (mine sure didn't!) Ask by name for the test and find out where you stand!
