Abstract BACKGROUND There is a need to identify individuals with COPD at risk for disease progression and mortality. Lung tissue remodeling is associated with the release of extracellular matrix (ECM) fragments into the peripheral circulation. We hypothesized that ECM remodeling was associated with mortality in COPD and measured neo-epitopes originating from ECM proteins associated with […]
High levels of biomarkers of collagen remodeling are associated with increased mortality in COPD – results from the ECLIPSE study.
October 4, 2016
Respir Res