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SUBMITTER: Wu KA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5481374 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Kuo-An KA Wu Chih-Ching CC Chen Chi-De CD Chu Chi-Ming CM Shih Li-Jane LJ Liu Yu-Ching YC Wang Chih-Liang CL Lin Hsi-Hsien HH Yang Chia-Yu CY
Scientific reports 20170622 1
Patients with pneumonia and parapneumonic effusion (PPE) have elevated mortality and a poor prognosis. The aim of this study was to discover novel biomarkers to help distinguish between uncomplicated PPE (UPPE) and complicated PPE (CPPE). Using an iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomics, we identified 766 proteins in pleural effusions from PPE patients. In total, 45 of these proteins were quantified as upregulated proteins in CPPE. Four novel upregulated candidates (BPI, NGAL, AZU1, and calprotectin ...[more]