The Influence of Radiographic Phenotype and Smoking Status on Peripheral Blood Biomarker Patterns in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Bon JM, Leader JK, Weissfeld JL, Coxson HO, Zheng B, Branch RA, Kondragunta V, Lee JS, Zhang Y, Choi AM, Lokshin AE, Kaminski N, Gur D, Sciurba FC. The Influence of Radiographic Phenotype and Smoking Status on Peripheral Blood Biomarker Patterns in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e6865. PMID: 19718453, PMCID: PMC2730536, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCurrent smoking statusAirway thickeningSmoking statusPulmonary diseaseBiomarker patternsSerum biomarker patternsSerum biomarker profilesSerum inflammatory proteinsParenchymal phenotypesMeasurements of FEV1Cross-sectional studyMultiplex protein arrayUnique biomarker patternsQuantitative CT measurementsCOPD syndromePhysiologic obstructionSecond percentAirway remodelingExpiratory volumeInflammatory markersParenchymal destructionScreening cohortBiological therapy