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A schematic overview of the principal factors influencing COPD onset and development. COPD is a complex disease due to the concomitant action of multiple factors. In this scenario, macrophage activation and polarization, oxidative stress, and EV-driven signaling could contribute synergistically to COPD insurgency and progression.
