Evaluation of plasma leptin, tumor necrosis factor-α, and prealbumin as prognostic biomarkers during clinical recovery from acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Evaluation of plasma leptin, tumor necrosis factor-α, and prealbumin as prognostic biomarkers during clinical recovery from acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Background: Inflammatory and nutritional biomarkers have an important bearing on outcomes of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), but the temporal profile of these compounds during an acute episode is unclear. Patients and Methods: Plasma leptin, prealbumin, and tum...

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Main Authors: Anant Mohan, Sneh Arora, Arvind Uniyal, Rosemary Poulose, Kalpana Luthra, R M Pandey, Randeep Guleria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
inflammatory
leptin
prealbumin
tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=1;spage=3;epage=8;aulast=Mohan

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