z-logo
open-access-imgOpen Access
C-proSP-B: A Possible Biomarker for Pulmonary Diseases?
Author(s) -
Nicolas Kahn,
Anne-Kathrin Rossler,
Katrin Hornemann,
Thomas Muley,
Ekkehard Grünig,
Werner Schmidt,
Felix J.F. Herth,
Michael Kreuter
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000488245
Subject(s) - medicine , biomarker , pulmonary function testing , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , lung , lung cancer , interstitial lung disease , pulmonary fibrosis , gastroenterology , immunology , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry
Detection of surfactant proteins A and D (SP-A and SP-D) in the serum of patients with pulmonary diseases is thought to reflect an injury of the alveolar epithelial barrier and as such serve as a biomarker for these diseases. However, the data for SP-B are limited.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.
Having issues? You can contact us here
Accelerating Research

Address

John Eccles House
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom