Adiponectin as inflammatory biomarker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Adiponectin as inflammatory biomarker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Background: Systemic inflammation appears to be a major factor linking COPD to metabolic disorders as comorbidities. Obesity is considered a state of chronic, low-grade inflammation in which a greater production of pro-inflammatory cytokines overcomes the production of cytokines with anti-inflammato...

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Main Authors: Sabah S. Oraby, Entesar S. Ahmed, Taghreed S. Farag, Amany E. Zayed, Naeema K. Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
COPD
Adiponectin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814000533

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