Title: Recent advances in research on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-associated inflammatory biomarkers
Abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)is considered to be a chronic inflammatory disease which affects not only lungs but also some extra-pulmonaty organs.A lot of inflammatory molecules are involved in the pathogenesis of COPD.They are also related to the prognosis of COPD.This review iS about the recent advances on COPD-associated inflammatory biomarkers.
Key words:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; C-reactive protein; Tumor necrosis factor-α; Interleukin-6; Interleukin-8
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-05-05
Language: en
Type: article
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