Association of the Tight Junction Protein Claudin-4 with Lung Function and Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Shinhee Park Pureun Haneul Lee Ae Rin Baek Jong Sook Park Junehyuk Lee Sung Woo Park Do Jin Kim Ann-Soo Jang

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)

The plasma CLDN4 level is closely correlated with COPD exacerbations and decreased lung function. This suggests that CLDN4 has potential as a severity marker for COPD.

Keyphrases

lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cystic fibrosis
blood brain barrier
air pollution
protein protein
human health
small molecule