Inflammatory Markers and the Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Increased serum levels of lipocalin-1 and -2 in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Have Greater Systemic Responsiveness to Ex Vivo Stimulation with Swine Dust Extract and its Components Versus Healthy Volunteers

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Persistent Systemic Inflammation is Associated with Poor Clinical Outcomes in COPD: A Novel Phenotype

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Low-grade adipose tissue inflammation in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Systematic review with meta-analysis of the epidemiological evidence relating smoking to COPD, chronic bronchitis and emphysema

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Local inflammation occurs before systemic inflammation in patients with COPD

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Smoking cessation interventions in COPD: a network meta-analysis of randomised trials

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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

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The value of C-reactive protein as a marker of systemic inflammation in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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C-Reactive Protein Levels in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Role of Infection

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Circulating visfatin in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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