Increased circulating endothelial microparticles in COPD patients: a potential biomarker for COPD exacerbation susceptibility

Toru Takahashi; Seiichi Kobayashi; Naoya Fujino; Takaya Suzuki; Chiharu Ota; Mei He; Mitsuhiro Yamada; Satoshi Suzuki; Masaru Yanai; Shin Kurosawa; Mutsuo Yamaya; Hiroshi Kubo

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201395

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Increased circulating endothelial microparticles in COPD patients: a potential biomarker for COPD exacerbation susceptibility

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Toru Takahashi Department of Advanced Preventive Medicine for Infectious Disease, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan Department of Anaesthesiology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Seiichi Kobayashi Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Ishinomaki Hospital, Ishinomaki, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Naoya Fujino Department of Advanced Preventive Medicine for Infectious Disease, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Takaya Suzuki Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chiharu Ota Department of Advanced Preventive Medicine for Infectious Disease, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mei He Department of Advanced Preventive Medicine for Infectious Disease, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mitsuhiro Yamada Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Diagnostics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Satoshi Suzuki Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Ishinomaki Hospital, Ishinomaki, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Masaru Yanai Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Ishinomaki Hospital, Ishinomaki, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Shin Kurosawa Department of Anaesthesiology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mutsuo Yamaya Department of Advanced Preventive Medicine for Infectious Disease, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hiroshi Kubo Department of Advanced Preventive Medicine for Infectious Disease, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Hiroshi Kubo, Department of Advanced Preventive Medicine for Infectious Disease, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryoumachi, Aobaku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan; hkubo{at}med.tohoku.ac.jp

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Takahashi T, Kobayashi S, Fujino N, et al

Increased circulating endothelial microparticles in COPD patients: a potential biomarker for COPD exacerbation susceptibility

Thorax 2012;67:1067-1074.

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Received November 21, 2011
Accepted July 5, 2012
First published July 27, 2012.

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September 01, 2022

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