Surfactant Protein B Plasma Levels: Reliability as a Biomarker in COPD Patients.

Michela D'Ascanio Fausta Viccaro Dario Pizzirusso Giulio GuerrieriAlessandra PagliucaSimone GuerriniMarta Innammorato Claudia De Vitis Salvatore RaffaAldo PezzutoAlberto Ricci

Published in: Biomedicines (2023)

SpB may be considered as a useful marker in COPD assessment and provides prognostic information on lung functional decline. Despite its usefulness, further studies are needed to define its reliability as a biomarker.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
end stage renal disease
lung function
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
healthcare
patient reported outcomes
health information
air pollution
patient reported
case control