Pulmonary-intestinal cross-talk in mucosal inflammatory disease

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Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic inflammatory diseases of mucosal tissues that affect the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, respectively. They share many similarities in epidemiological and clinical characteristics as well as inflammatory pathologies. Importantly, both conditions are accompanied by systemic co-morbidities that are largely overlooked in both basic and clinical research. Therefore, consideration of these complications may maximise the efficacy of prevention and treatment approaches. Here, we examine both the intestinal involvement in COPD and the pulmonary manifestations of IBD. We also review the evidence for inflammatory organ cross-talk that may drive these associations, and discuss the current frontiers of research into these issues.

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School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy and Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Faculty of Health and Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy and Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-journal-id): 101299742

Journal ID (pubmed-jr-id): 35518

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Mucosal Immunol

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Mucosal Immunol

Title: Mucosal immunology

ISSN (Print): 1933-0219

ISSN (Electronic): 1935-3456

Publication date Nihms-submitted: 13 December 2011

Publication date (Electronic): 16 November 2011

Publication date (Print): January 2012

Publication date PMC-release: 01 July 2012

Volume: 5

Issue: 1

Pages: 7-18

Affiliations

School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy and Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Faculty of Health and Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy and Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia

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[* ]Joint corresponding authors. Correspondence and request for reprints should be addressed to: Dr. Simon Keely/Prof. Philip M. Hansbro, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy and Hunter Medical Research Institute, David Maddison Clinical Sciences Building, Newcastle, Australia 2300., Simon.Keely@ 123456newcastle.edu.au / Philip.Hansbro@ 123456newcastle.edu.au , Phone: +612 4913 8817/8819 Fax: +612 4913 8814

Article

Manuscript ID: nihpa337051

DOI: 10.1038/mi.2011.55

PMC ID: 3243663

PubMed ID: 22089028

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