Reduced airway levels of fatty-acid binding protein 4 in COPD: relationship with airway infection and disease severity.

Lídia PereaAna Rodrigo-TroyanoElisabet CantóMarisol Domínguez-ÁlvarezJordi GinerFerran Sanchez-ReusJudit Villar-GarcíaSara QueroMarian García-NúñezAlicia MarínEduard MonsóRosa FanerAlvar AgustíSilvia VidalOriol Sibila

Published in: Respiratory research (2020)

Airway FABP4 levels are reduced in COPD patients, especially in those with airway infection and more severe disease. The relationship observed between Mɸ and airway FABP4 levels supports a role for FABP4 in the pathogenesis of airway infection and disease severity in COPD.

Keyphrases

binding protein
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
fatty acid
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
early onset
drug induced