Calprotectin as a New Sensitive Marker of Neutrophilic Inflammation in Patients with Bronchiolitis Obliterans.

Pera-Silvija JerkicF MichelH DonathEva HerrmannR SchubertM RosewichStefan Zielen

Published in: Mediators of inflammation (2020)

Lung function is severely impaired in BO patients. Calprotectin is significantly elevated in the sputum of BO patients and reflects ongoing neutrophilic inflammation.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
lung function
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
oxidative stress
cystic fibrosis
peritoneal dialysis
air pollution