Autophagy is suppressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells during chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
James M Cooper, Shiye Chen, Susan Elizabeth Lester, Julia Kim, Jason Gummow, Thomas Crowhurst, Emily Lawton, Arash Badiei, Phan Nguyen, Paul N Reynolds, Hubertus P. A. Jersmann, Eugene Roscioli
The paper shows that autophagy is suppressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of COPD patients, as indicated by reduced autophagic flux and fewer autophagy-related vacuoles.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences · Jun 13, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology