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Interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 blood levels’ poor association with the severity and clinical profile of ex-smokers with COPD

BACKGROUND: The role of interleukins in the severity and clinical profile of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not known, but evidence supports the contribution of systemic inflammation to disease pathophysiology. This study evaluated the relationship of serum biomarkers to the severit...

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Autores principales: de Moraes, Maria Rosedália, da Costa, Adeliane Castro, Corrêa, Krislainy de Sousa, Junqueira-Kipnis, Ana Paula, Rabahi, Marcelo Fouad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4122580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25114519
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S64135