ArticleBiomedicines2023
Predicting Lung Function Using Biomarkers in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
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- Pulmonary Function Decline in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026Pooled it
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: A Systematic Review from a Respiratory Medicine Perspective.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Depression and Anxiety as Comorbidities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Comprehensive Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Post-COPD: Can Emphysema Be Repaired?American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2025Article
- Can Proteomics Play a Significant Role in the Identification of Biomarkers for Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency?International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Progression and Augmentation Therapy in PiSZ and PiZZ Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: A Longitudinal Functional and Densitometric Study.Biomolecules · 2025Observational
- rhCC16 Suppresses Cellular Senescence and Ameliorates COPD-Like Symptoms by Activating the AMPK/Sirt1-PGC-1-α-TFAM Pathway to Promote Mitochondrial Function.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Lung disease progression in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is heterogenous and manifests in different ways. Blood biomarkers are an attractive method of monitoring diseases as they are easy to obtain and repeatable. In non-AATD COPD, blood biomarker panels have predicted disease severity, progression, and mortality. We measured a panel of seven serum biomarkers in 200 AATD patients and compared levels between those with COPD and those without. We assessed whether biomarkers were associated with baseline lung function parameters (FEV1 and TLco) or absolute change in these parameters. In total, 111 patients with a severely deficient genotype of AATD (PiZZ) and COPD were included in the analyses. Pearson's correlation coefficient was measured for biomarker correlations and models were compared using ANOVA. CRP and CCL18 were significantly higher in the serum of AATD COPD versus AATD with no COPD. Biomarkers were not predictive of cross-sectional lung function measurements, however, CC16 was significantly associated with an absolute change in TLco (
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