Plasma Cathepsin S and Cathepsin S/Cystatin C Ratios Are Potential Biomarkers for COPD

Purpose. This study aimed to examine whether plasma levels of cathepsin S or its inhibitor, cystatin C, may serve as biomarkers for COPD. Patients and Methods. We measured anthropometrics and performed pulmonary function tests and chest CT scans on 94 patients with COPD and 31 subjects with producti...

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Autores principales: Nakajima, Takahiro, Nakamura, Hidetoshi, Owen, Caroline A., Yoshida, Shuichi, Tsuduki, Keishi, Chubachi, Shotaro, Shirahata, Toru, Mashimo, Shuko, Nakamura, Miho, Takahashi, Saeko, Minematsu, Naoto, Tateno, Hiroki, Fujishima, Seitaro, Asano, Koichiro, Celli, Bartolome R., Betsuyaku, Tomoko
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/PMC5138488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27994288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4093870

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