title: Association between serum C- reactive protein levels and other important predictive markers of outcome in COPD.
abstract: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute-phase protein synthesized predominantly by the hepatocytes in response to tissue damage or inflammation. Levels of acute-phase proteins rise rapidly, during infection and after injury. We take up the study to correlate serum CRP levels with other important predictive markers of outcome in COPD. Patient with stable COPD (no exacerbation in the last two months) were taken up for the study. Parameters taken to correlate were age, grade of dyspnea, FEV1. It was found the CRP is negatively correlated with FEV1 and grade of dyspnea but not correlated with age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases and Microbiology Jawaherlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, India. doctor_shameem123@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shameem
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.forename: Zuber
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Talha
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: Nazish
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fatima
authors.forename: Abida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein