Serum Angiopoietin-2 and C-reactive protein as biomarkers of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

Serum Angiopoietin-2 and C-reactive protein as biomarkers of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

Objectives: To evaluate the role of serum Angiopoietin-2 and C-reactive protein as blood biomarkers of acute exacerbation of COPD and to assess if they have a relationship with the severity of COPD and the severity grades of exacerbations. Background: Recently, Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) was identified...

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Main Authors: Ahmed A. Ali, Amal A. Abd El-Aziz, Rabab A. El Wahsh, Maathir K. El-Shafie, Shimaa A. Heweet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Angiogenesis
Angiopoietin-2
CRP
Biomarker
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Exacerbation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200434

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