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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2022

Serum Levels of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) Discriminate Moderate Uncontrolled from Severe Asthma.

Ourania S Kotsiou, Ioannis Pantazopoulos, Georgios Mavrovounis, Konstantinos Marsitopoulos, Konstantinos Tourlakopoulos, Paraskevi Kirgou, Zoe Daniil, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ourania S KotsiouDepartment of Human Pathophysiology, Faculty of Nursing, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5219-6971
Ioannis PantazopoulosDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8846-519X
Georgios MavrovounisDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
Konstantinos MarsitopoulosDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
Konstantinos TourlakopoulosDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9155-7960
Paraskevi KirgouDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
Zoe DaniilDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
Konstantinos I GourgoulianisDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9541-1010
University of Thessaly · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe most clinically useful concept in asthma is based on the intensity of treatment required to achieve good asthma control. Biomarkers to guide therapy are needed.

aimsTo investigate the role of circulating levels of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor suPAR as a marker for asthma severity.

methodsWe recruited patients evaluated at the Asthma Clinic, University of Thessaly, Greece. Asthma severity and control were defined according to the GINA strategy and Asthma Contro Test (ACT). Anthropometrics, spirometry, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), suPAR, blood cell count, c-reactive protein (CRP), and analyses of kidney and liver function were obtained. Patients with a history of inflammatory, infectious, or malignant disease or other lung disease, more than 5 pack years of smoking history, or corticosteroid therapy were excluded.

resultsWe evaluated 74 asthma patients (69% female, mean age 57 ± 17 years, mean body mass index (BMI) 29 ± 6 kg/m

conclusionssuPAR levels were higher in asthmatics with severe disease than in those with moderate uncontrolled asthma.

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asthmacontrolseverityurokinase plasminogen activator receptor

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PMID36579490
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