Differences in plasma and sputum biomarkers between COPD and COPD-asthma overlap



: Hiroshi Iwamoto, Jing Gao, Jukka Koskela, Vuokko Kinnula, Hideo Kobayashi, Tarja Laitinen, Witold Mazur

Publisher: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD

: 2014

: European Respiratory Journal

: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

: EUR RESPIR J

: 43

: 2

: 421

: 429

: 9

: 0903-1936

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00024313


Increased induced sputum levels of NGAL might be a characteristic feature of overlap, suggesting enhanced neutrophilic airway inflammation and/or airway epithelial injury in COPD-asthma overlap.




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