Plasma Leptin Is Elevated in Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Background. The natural history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is very complex and unpredictable. Some patients will experience acute exacerbation (AE) and fatal outcomes. Methods. The study included 30 AE-IPF patients, 32 stable IPF (S-IPF) patients, and 12 healthy controls. We measured the...

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Autores principales: Cao, Mengshu, Swigris, Jeffery J., Wang, Xin, Cao, Min, Qiu, Yuying, Huang, Mei, Xiao, Yonglong, Cai, Hourong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5014970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27642238
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6940480

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