The Role of Tyrosine and C-Reactive Protein in COPD Exacerbations
Ping-Chi Liu, Chao-Hung Wang, Wan-Chi Lin, Wei-Ke Kuo, Sukhwinder Singh Sohal, Silvano Dragonieri · 2025
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Description
Liu and colleagues build a two marker score to forecast flare ups in chronic lung disease in twenty twenty-five. The disease, COPD, narrows airways and flares without warning. Past flare history is a weak guide to future risk. The team tracked eighty-eight patients for two and a half years, testing blood amino acids at the start.
Half the patients flared during follow up. One amino acid, tyrosine, plus a standard inflammation marker each predicted flares on their own. Their joint score beat the usual staging for sorting risk. High scorers flared sooner across mild and mixed groups. The score may flag quiet patients who need early care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ping-Chi Liu, Chao-Hung Wang, Wan-Chi Lin, Wei-Ke Kuo, Sukhwinder Singh Sohal, Silvano Dragonieri |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |