Raised CRP levels mark metabolic and functional impairment in advanced COPD

BACKGROUND: C‐reactive protein (CRP) is often used as a clinical marker of acute systemic inflammation. Since low grade inflammation is evident in chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), new methods have been developed to enhance the sensitivity of CRP assays in the lo...

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Main Authors: Broekhuizen, R, Wouters, E F M, Creutzberg, E C, Schols, A M W J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 2006
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2080712/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16055618
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thx.2005.041996
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