Mitochondrial dysfunction in COPD patients with low body mass index

To the Editors: The potential importance of mitochondrial (dys)function in common chronic diseases is increasingly recognised 1. Accordingly, we read with great interest the article by Rabinovich et al. 2, which was recently published in the European Respiratory Journal . Rabinovich et al. 2 showed that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with a low body mass index …