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Exhaled Hydrogen Sulfide Predicts Airway Inflammation Phenotype in COPD.
Respiratory care - 1 Feb 2015
Zhang Jing, Wang Xinmao, Chen Yahong, Yao Wanzhen
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BACKGROUND: The role of exhaled H2S as a marker of airway inflammation and its relationship with COPD severity remain to be determined. METHODS: Airway inflammation was classified in 77 COPD subjects based on the presence of inflammatory cells in induced sputum. We investigated the association between disease phenotype and exhaled H2S, lung function, and plasma levels of several inflammatory factors, including...
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