Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a multimeric collectin that is involved in innate immune
defense and expressed in pulmonary, as well as non-pulmonary, epithelia. SP-D exerts …

The pathology and impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) results from an
abnormal inflammatory process resulting in tissue damage with ineffective repair in …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent, heterogeneous disorder with
varying presentation and progression but with a limited number of disease-modifying …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects the lives of an ever-growing number
of people worldwide. The lack of understanding surrounding the pathophysiology of the …

Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is responsible for substantial rates of mortality and
economic burden, and is one of the most important public-health concerns. As the disease …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous group of lung diseases
limiting the airflow due to narrowing of airways, chronic bronchitis and emphysema that …

COPD is a clinically heterogeneous syndrome characterized by injury to airways, airspaces,
and lung vasculature and usually caused by tobacco smoke and/or air pollution exposure …

There is an unmet need for blood biomarkers in diagnosis and prognosis of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The search for these biomarkers has been …

Background Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products (sRAGE) is a proposed
emphysema and airflow obstruction biomarker; however, previous publications have shown …

In recent years, the need for simple, fast, and economical detection of food and
environmental contaminants, and the necessity to monitor biomarkers of different diseases …