Nasal IL 1 Beta ,IL 3 Level and Their Effects in COPD Patients

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with systemic and local inflammation. exposure to harmful gases and particles play important role in initiating the inflammatory processes leading to the development of COPD. In high- and medium-income countries, tobacco smoking is considered the predominant source of these noxious elements.1 Asthma, COPD, rhinitis and rhinosinusitis (RS) are chronic diseases of the respiratory tract with an estimated global prevalence of about 12%.2The concept of united airways diseases (UAD) was formulated on the initial observation of the coexistence of allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis with asthma.3