Serum mitochondrial DNA predicts the risk of acute exacerbation and progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Koji Sakamoto, Taiki Furukawa, Yasuhiko Yamano, Kensuke Kataoka, Ryo Teramachi, Anjali Walia, Atsushi Suzuki, Masahide Inoue, Yoshio Nakahara, Changwan Ryu, Naozumi Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Kondoh
Abstract
<b>Patients with IPF often suffer from acute exacerbation, an unpredictable and deadly complication. This study elucidated the potential of circulating mitochondrial DNA as a predictor of acute exacerbation and disease progression of IPF.</b>https://bit.ly/3i0OSza
Topics & Concepts
MedicineExacerbationIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMitochondrial DNADiseaseComplicationFibrosisInternal medicineImmunologyLungGeneGeneticsBiologyInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments