id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-323468-xn7anxj6 Olloquequi, Jordi COVID‐19 Susceptibility in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2020-08-11 .txt text/plain 4155 220 45 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death and disability globally, characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation due to airway inflammation and/or alveolar abnormalities 10 . All rights reserved are associated to impaired lung function and risk of developing COPD 42-44 , it has also been demonstrated that people born with a diminished airway function are more likely to suffer COPD symptoms and subsequent viral infections [45] [46] [47] . In any case, there is no doubt that subjects who develop COPD are at an increased risk of suffering respiratory infections, a matter of importance in the context of COVID-19 pandemics. Increased cytokine response of rhinovirus-infected airway epithelial cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease DPP4, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Receptor, is Upregulated in Lungs of Smokers and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients ./cache/cord-323468-xn7anxj6.txt ./txt/cord-323468-xn7anxj6.txt