Open AccessInterleukin-6 is a Strong Predictor of the Frequency of COPD Exacerbation Within 1 Year
Author(s) -
Hui Huang,
Xiaodong Huang,
Kaojuan Zeng,
Fan Deng,
Changqing Lin,
Wenjie Huang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s332505
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , exacerbation , copd exacerbation , vital capacity , systemic inflammation , physical therapy , inflammation , acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , lung , lung function , diffusing capacity
Persistent chronic inflammation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with poor outcomes and frequently results in acute exacerbation. Predicting the number of exacerbations is important. Because interleukin 6 (IL-6) plays an important role in inducing and maintaining chronic inflammation, we sought to observe whether IL-6 measurement can predict the frequency of acute exacerbation of COPD.