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The aim of this study was to compare the effects of SFC in combination with tiotropium (Tio) and Tio alone, on airway dimensions and pulmonary function in COPD patients. Methods:? Thirty COPD patients were DDR1 randomized to receive inhaled Tio (18??g once daily) or inhaled SFC (50/250??g twice daily) plus Tio for 12?weeks. Spirometry and CT were performed, and the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) was completed, before and after the trial. Airway dimensions were assessed by a validated CT technique, and airway wall area (WA) corrected for body surface area (BSA), percentage wall area (WA%), absolute wall thickness (T)/��BSA, and luminal area (Ai)/BSA at the right apical segmental bronchus, were measured. Results:? Treatment with SFC plus Tio significantly decreased WA/BSA (P?Temozolomide The changes in WA/BSA and Ai/BSA were significantly correlated with increases in FEV1 (r?=?0.48, P?Veliparib biology approach that combines novel experimental and computational tools to pose and test hypotheses. Recently, one such hypothesis has been postulated proposing that chemotaxis in eukaryotic cells is mediated by locally biasing the activity of an underlying excitable system. The excitable system hypothesis can account for a number of cellular behaviors related to chemotaxis, including the stochastic nature of the movement of unstimulated cells, the directional bias imposed by chemoattractant gradients, and the observed spatial and temporal distribution of signaling and cytoskeleton proteins. WIREs Syst Biol Med 2013, 5:631�C642. doi: 10.1002/wsbm.1230 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website Conflict of interest: The authors have declared no conflicts of interest for this article.