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SUBMITTER: Zhang WZ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7324559 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang William Z WZ Oromendia Clara C Kikkers Sarah Ann SA Butler James J JJ O'Beirne Sarah S Kim Kihwan K O'Neal Wanda K WK Freeman Christine M CM Christenson Stephanie A SA Peters Stephen P SP Wells J Michael JM Doerschuk Claire C Putcha Nirupama N Barjaktarevic Igor I Woodruff Prescott G PG Cooper Christopher B CB Bowler Russell P RP Comellas Alejandro P AP Criner Gerard J GJ Paine Robert R Hansel Nadia N NN Han Meilan K MK Crystal Ronald G RG Kaner Robert J RJ Ballman Karla V KV Curtis Jeffrey L JL Martinez Fernando J FJ Cloonan Suzanne M SM
Scientific reports 20200629 1
Levels of iron and iron-related proteins including ferritin are higher in the lung tissue and lavage fluid of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), when compared to healthy controls. Whether more iron in the extracellular milieu of the lung associates with distinct clinical phenotypes of COPD, including increased exacerbation susceptibility, is unknown. We measured iron and ferritin levels in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of participants enrolled in the SubPopu ...[more]