Association of Elevated Serum GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IL-4, and TNF-α Concentration with Tobacco Smoke Induced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a South Indian Population.
Ankita MitraSangeetha VishweswaraiahTania Ahalya ThimrajMahendra MaheswarappaChaya Sindaghatta KrishnaraoKomarla Sundararaja LokeshJayaraj Biligere SiddaiahKoustav GangulyMahesh Padukudru AnandPublished in: International journal of inflammation (2018)
Our pilot study reveals GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IL-4, and TNF-α as plausible COPD susceptibility biomarkers within the investigated South Indian population that needs to be validated in a larger cohort.