Adding (Viral) Insult to (Smoke) Injury may Prolong COPD Changes After Smoking Cessation

LUNG Year in Review: 2022

“…Studies of obstructive airway disease comprised a significant portion of articles published is 2022. Clinical studies of COPD examined diagnosis [ 2 ], risk factors [ 3 ], predictors of outcomes [ 4 – 9 ], and therapeutic interventions [ 10 , 11 ], whereas preclinical investigations evaluated chronic cigarette smoke-induced inflammation and airway remodeling [ 12 , 13 ]. Contributions in the field of asthma included physiological studies [ 14 – 18 ], effects of therapeutic interventions [ 19 ], social determinants of clinical outcomes [ 20 ], asthma-associated cough [ 21 , 22 ] and preclinical investigations [ 23 ].…”

“…To that end, LUNG assigned a Deputy Editor for Basic Science Research to spearhead this effort going forward. Publications during the year included studies relevant to cigarette smoke-induced airway injury and COPD [ 12 , 13 ]; asthma [ 23 ]; pulmonary fibrosis [ 42 ]; pulmonary hypertension [ 63 ]; sarcoidosis [ 64 ]; allergic airway inflammation [ 65 ]; immunity [ 66 ]; and, acute lung injury [ 67 ].…”