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Serum Surfactant Protein Levels in Patients Admitted to the Hospital with Acute COPD Exacerbation.

Andriana I Papaioannou, Elisavet Konstantelou, Anastasia Papaporfyriou, Konstantinos Bartziokas, Aris Spathis, Petros Bakakos, Stelios Loukides, Nikolaos Koulouris, Spyros Papiris, Konstantinos Kostikas

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Article in Lung, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Andriana I Papaioannou2nd Respiratory Medicine Department, University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Rimini 1, 12462, Chaidari Athens, Greece. papaioannouandriana@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9708-3241
Elisavet Konstantelou1st Respiratory Medicine Department, University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Mesogeion 152, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Anastasia Papaporfyriou1st Respiratory Medicine Department, University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Mesogeion 152, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos Bartziokas2nd Respiratory Medicine Department, University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Rimini 1, 12462, Chaidari Athens, Greece.
Aris SpathisDepartment of Cytology, University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Rimini 1, 12462, Chaidari Athens, Greece.
Petros Bakakos1st Respiratory Medicine Department, University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Mesogeion 152, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Stelios Loukides2nd Respiratory Medicine Department, University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Rimini 1, 12462, Chaidari Athens, Greece.
Nikolaos Koulouris1st Respiratory Medicine Department, University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Mesogeion 152, 11527, Athens, Greece.
Spyros Papiris2nd Respiratory Medicine Department, University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Rimini 1, 12462, Chaidari Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos Kostikas2nd Respiratory Medicine Department, University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Rimini 1, 12462, Chaidari Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surfactant proteins (SPs) have been studied in COPD patients as biomarkers of disease severity and as predictive factors of unfavorable outcomes. The aim of this exploratory study was to evaluate serum levels of SP-A, SP-B, SP-C, and SP-D in patients with COPD both during AECOPD and in stability and to test their possible associations with disease severity and with the development of new exacerbation events. 20 consecutive COPD patients hospitalized for AECOPD were included. Serum SP levels were measured on admission, at discharge, and on stability. SP-A levels were significantly lower both on admission and at discharge in patients with early relapse compared to those with late or no relapse (29.2 ± 9.1 vs. 43.9 ± 16.9 ng/ml, p = 0.037, and 24.3 ± 2.8 vs. 39.3 ± 14.2 ng/ml, p = 0.011, respectively). SP-B levels were found to have a trend to be higher at discharge and significantly higher on stability in patients experiencing an early relapse compared to those with late or no relapse (52.5 ± 31.6 vs. 31.4 ± 32.3 ng/ml, p = 0.052 and 64.8 ± 32.6 vs. 32.8 ± 25.6 ng/ml, p = 0.024, respectively). Finally, the ROC analysis showed that serum SP-A, SP-B, and SP-C levels at discharge, seemed to be significant predictors of early relapse. Our conclusion is that serum levels of SPs might be related to disease outcomes in COPD patients.

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Patient AdmissionAgedBiomarkersDisease ProgressionFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructivePulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein APulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein BPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein CBiomarkersPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein APulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein BPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein CPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein DSFTPC protein, humanBiomarkersCOPD exacerbationsLung functionSurfactant proteins

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