Acute phase response in bronchiectasis and bronchus carcinoma

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dc.contributor.authorNel A.E.
dc.contributor.authorStrachan A.F.
dc.contributor.authorWelke H.E.
dc.contributor.authorde Beer F.C.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:17:52Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:17:52Z
dc.date.issued1984
dc.description.abstractMeasurement of the acute phase response in patients suffering from bronchiectasis, emphysema, bronchus carcinoma and various benign space occupying lesions was undertaken, using sensitive immunoradiometric assays for C-reactive protein and serum amyloid-A protein. In some patients with bronchiectasis, clinically judged to be in remission, the results show a major ongoing acute phase response. Such a response could predispose these patients to the development of reactive secondary amyloidosis. In bronchus carcinoma, the application of these measurements to judge the extent of tumour growth is limited as infection complicating obstruction is a more potent initiator of the acute phase response than the neoplastic pocess per se.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationRespiration
dc.identifier.citation45
dc.identifier.citation4
dc.identifier.issn00257931
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14409
dc.subjectacute phase protein
dc.subjectamyloid
dc.subjectc reactive protein
dc.subjectbronchiectasis
dc.subjectdiagnosis
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectlung carcinoma
dc.subjectrespiratory system
dc.subjectAdenocarcinoma
dc.subjectAmyloid Protein SAA
dc.subjectBronchial Neoplasms
dc.subjectBronchiectasis
dc.subjectC-Reactive Protein
dc.subjectCarcinoma
dc.subjectCarcinoma, Squamous Cell
dc.subjectComparative Study
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectLung Diseases, Fungal
dc.subjectPulmonary Emphysema
dc.subjectSupport, Non-U.S. Gov't
dc.titleAcute phase response in bronchiectasis and bronchus carcinoma
dc.typeArticle
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