Eosinophil and T cell markers predict functional decline in COPD patients

BACKGROUND: The major marker utilized to monitor COPD patients is forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). However, asingle measurement of FEV1 cannot reliably predict subsequent decline. Recent studies indicate that T lymphocytes and eosinophils are important determinants of disease stability...

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Autores principales: D'Armiento, Jeanine M, Scharf, Steven M, Roth, Michael D, Connett, John E, Ghio, Andrew, Sternberg, David, Goldin, Jonathan G, Louis, Thomas A, Mao, Jenny T, O'Connor, George T, Ramsdell, Joe W, Ries, Andrew L, Schluger, Neil W, Sciurba, Frank C, Skeans, Melissa A, Voelker, Helen, Walter, Robert E, Wendt, Christine H, Weinmann, Gail G, Wise, Robert A, Foronjy, Robert F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2785783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19925666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-113

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2785783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19925666
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-113

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