Respiratory Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. the patients undergoing bronchoscopy 2. the patients with COPD/emphysema or idiopathic interstitial pneumonia in outclinics 3. the patients defined as control
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. patients ineligible to undertake bronchoscopy 2. acute infections, heart failure, and pneumothorax, hemoptisis, others 3. the patients not agreeable for the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| incidence rate of COPD/emphysema | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| importance of tissue microenvironment factors in the pathogenesis of respiratory medicine | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Respiratory Medicine