Sputum neutrophils as a biomarker in COPD: findings from the ECLIPSE study

INTRODUCTION: The percentage of neutrophils in sputum are increased in COPD patients, and may therefore be a biomarker of airway inflammation. We studied the relationships between sputum neutrophils and FEV(1), health status, exacerbation rates, systemic inflammation and emphysema, and long term var...

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Autores principales: Singh, Dave, Edwards, Lisa, Tal-Singer, Ruth, Rennard, Stephen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2904285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20550701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-77

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2904285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20550701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-11-77

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