Local and systemic neutrophilic inflammation in patients with lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

摘要

Background Recent investigations suggest that neutrophils play an important role in the immune response to lung cancer as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the amount of neutrophils and markers of their activity in lung cancer and COPD and in coexistence of these two diseases.