Serum Levels of Surfactant Proteins in Patients with Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema (CPFE).

Serum Levels of Surfactant Proteins in Patients with Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema (CPFE).

Emphysema and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) present either per se or coexist in combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE). Serum surfactant proteins (SPs) A, B, C and D levels may reflect lung damage. We evaluated serum SP levels in healthy controls, emphysema, IPF, and CPFE patients an...

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Main Authors: Andriana I Papaioannou, Konstantinos Kostikas, Effrosyni D Manali, Georgia Papadaki, Aneza Roussou, Aris Spathis, Argyro Mazioti, Ioannis Tomos, Ilias Papanikolaou, Stelios Loukides, Kyriakos Chainis, Petros Karakitsos, Matthias Griese, Spyros Papiris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4919090?pdf=render

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