TY - JOUR T1 - Similarities and differences in inflammatory mechanisms of asthma and COPD JF - Breathe JO - breathe SP - 229 LP - 238 DO - 10.1183/20734735.026410 VL - 7 IS - 3 AU - P.J. Barnes Y1 - 2011/03/01 UR - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/7/3/229.abstract N2 - Educational aims To discuss the similarities and differences in inflammation between COPD and asthma To consider the clinical relevance of these differences To speculate about the therapeutic implications of this basic research ER -