TIMP-1: A Circulating Biomarker for Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis Among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

TIMP-1: A Circulating Biomarker for Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis Among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and induces increased mortality among COPD patients. However, there are no blood biomarkers to identify PH in COPD. Here, we investigated whether circulating angiogenic factors and cytokines could se...

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Main Authors: Wenjun He, Chunli Liu, Jing Liao, Fei Liu, Hui Lei, Danmei Wei, Honglian Ruan, Bibhav Kunwar, Wenju Lu, Jian Wang, Tao Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
TIMP-1
pulmonary hypertension
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
biomarker
diagnosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.774623/full

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