Decreased breath excretion of redox active iron in COPD: a protective failure?

Eur Respir J. 2016 Apr;47(4):1267-70. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01710-2015. Epub 2015 Dec 23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Observational Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bleomycin / chemistry
  • Breath Tests
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Exhalation*
  • Hepcidins / blood
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-6 / blood
  • Iron / chemistry*
  • Oxidants / chemistry
  • Oxidation-Reduction*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology*
  • Signal Transduction
  • Smoking

Substances

  • Hepcidins
  • IL6 protein, human
  • Interleukin-6
  • Oxidants
  • Bleomycin
  • Iron