Monday 5 March 2012

What Is Emphysema?


Emphysema 

What Is It?

Emphysema is a respiratory disease. In this condition, millions of the lungs' tiny air sacs (alveoli) stretch out of shape or rupture. As these thin, fragile air sacs become damaged , the lungs lose their natural elasticity. They become unable to empty easily.

Emphysema is a progressive disease, which means it continues to get worse. As the condition progresses, the lungs lose their ability to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Breathing becomes more difficult.

 



Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two most common forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). They often occur together. Bronchitis is an inflammation and swelling of the bronchial walls.  Person with chronic bronchitis typically has a daily cough with phlegm that lasts for months at a time over several years.

Both emphysema and chronic bronchitis are caused by damage to the lungs and bronchial tubes. It is caused by smoking, symptoms may improve after a smoker quits.
Smoking is the vast majority of cases of emphysema. Exposure to secondhand smoke and airborne toxins also can contribute to emphysema because the body doesn't make enough of protein called alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT). AAT protects the lungs from damage by enzymes. When levels of AAT are low, the lungs are prone to being damaged by these enzymes. Smoking makes this condition worse.

Referred to :

Additional Info :

American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
Phone: (212) 315-8700
Toll-Free: (800) 548-8252
www.lungusa.org/

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
Phone: (301) 592-8573
TTY: (240) 629-3255
Fax: (301) 592-8563
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/


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14 comments:

  1. what sort of enzymes that AAT has to present to protect the lungs? do you have any specific names for those enzymes?

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    1. Serpins.serpins inactivate enzymes by binding to them covalently, requiring very high levels to perform their function. In the acute phase reaction, a further elevation is required to "limit" the damage caused by activated neutrophil granulocytes and their enzyme elastase, which breaks down the connective tissue fiber elastin.

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    2. Thanks for comment,please do not hesitate to ask further information .

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    3. I was diagnosed with COPD stage 2, six years ago now. I moved to Spain 2 years ago in the hope my health would improve. I am now 66. I also had a triple heart bypass 10 years ago, which doesn't help! I often get headaches and migraines and can't walk upstairs without getting out of breath. I was told by Mayo Clinic there was nothing left to do to improve my health. Miraculously i found Multivitamin herbal cure on YouTube .When I contacted this herbal foundation through their email,i wasn’t certain the herbal treatment will get rid of COPD disease not until I complete the treatment as instructed. I will be resuming my business next month because this herbal cure seriously reverse my lung condition which we never expected ,im referring this to anybody at there suffering from this condition and they have assurance about this treatments  their website : www multivitamincare .org

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  3. Symptoms of emphysema looks like asthma. How can the people with those symptoms differentiate whether he is suffeing from asthma or emphysema?

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