Open AccessComplex Evaluation of Surfactant Protein A and D as Biomarkers for the Severity of COPD
Author(s) -
Mei-Yu Lv,
Qiang Lü,
Baocai Wang,
Yuepeng Zhang,
Zhiheng Li,
Xiangshun Li,
Lingling Jin,
Shoude Jin
Publication year - 2022
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.s366988
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , pulmonary surfactant , severity of illness , biomarker , surfactant protein a , intensive care medicine , lung , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , thermodynamics
Pulmonary surfactant proteins A (SP-A) and D (SP-D) are lectins, involved in host defense and regulation of pulmonary inflammatory response. However, studies on the assessment of COPD progress are limited.