Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor as a measure of treatment response in acute exacerbation of COPD

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the value of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in the diagnosis of acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) and in monitoring treatment response, analyzing the relationship between suPAR and fibrinogen in AECOPD. AECOPD leads to increased airwa...

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Main Authors: Gehan Hassan AboEl-Magd, Maaly Mohamed Mabrouk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132018000100036&lng=en&tlng=en