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- Title
Evidence for a relation between metabolic derangements and increased levels of inflammatory mediators in a subgroup of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Authors
Schols, A M; Buurman, W A; Staal van den Brekel, A J; Dentener, M A; Wouters, E F
- Abstract
An increase in resting energy expenditure (REE) commonly occurs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the cause of which is as yet unknown. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between REE, acute phase proteins, and inflammatory mediators in patients with COPD.
- Publication
Thorax, 1996, Vol 51, Issue 8, p819
- ISSN
0040-6376
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/thx.51.8.819