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
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
cystic fibrosis
health information
social media