Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and clinical outcomes in COPD: recent evidence and future perspectives

P Paliogiannis, AG Fois, S Sotgia… - European …, 2018 - publications.ersnet.org
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disabling condition that is characterised
by poorly reversible airflow limitation and inflammation. Acute exacerbations of COPD are a …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms, pathophysiology and currently proposed treatments of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

SO Rodrigues, CMC Cunha, GMV Soares, PL Silva… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading global causes of
morbidity and mortality. A hallmark of COPD is progressive airflow obstruction primarily …

Prognostic value of platelet and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in COPD patients

AG El-Gazzar, MH Kamel, OKM Elbahnasy… - Expert review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third driving reason for
death around the world and a real number of patients suffers from disease exacerbation …

Can we predict the prognosis of COPD with a routine blood test?

W **ong, M Xu, Y Zhao, X Wu… - International journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background The major characteristic of COPD is systemic inflammation. The parameters
such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and eosinophil-to-basophil ratio (EBR) in …

Baseline peripheral blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio could predict survival in patients with adult polymyositis and dermatomyositis: A retrospective observational …

YJ Ha, J Hur, DJ Go, EH Kang, JK Park, EY Lee… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Recent studies have suggested that neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and C-reactive
protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR) are emerging markers of disease activity and prognosis in …

Alveolar macrophage transcriptomic profiling in COPD shows major lipid metabolism changes

W Fujii, TS Kapellos, K Baßler, K Händler… - ERJ open …, 2021 - publications.ersnet.org
Background Immune cells play a major role in the pathogenesis of COPD. Changes in the
distribution and cellular functions of major immune cells, such as alveolar macrophages …

Defining the role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in COPD: a systematic literature review

Y Pascual-Gonzalez, M Lopez-Sanchez… - … journal of chronic …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
COPD is characterized by a pulmonary and systemic inflammatory process. Several authors
have reported the elevation of multiple inflammatory markers in patients with COPD; …

Blood biomarkers as predictors of long‐term mortality in COPD

A Mendy, E Forno, T Niyonsenga… - The clinical respiratory …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Blood biomarkers are easily accessible and might reflect chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) activity. Aim The aim of this study was to determine whether a …

Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio is a more sensitive systemic inflammatory response biomarker than platelet/lymphocyte ratio in the prognosis evaluation of unresectable …

Y Gao, WJ Wang, Q Zhi, M Shen, M Jiang, X Bian… - …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Multiple cancers arise from sites of infection, chronic irritation, and inflammation. It has been
widely accepted that pancreatic cancer is an inflammation-driven cancer. In this study, we …

Prognostic value of neutrophil: lymphocyte and platelet: lymphocyte ratios for 28-day mortality of patients with AECOPD

Z Luo, W Zhang, L Chen, N Xu - International Journal of General …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is the
most common cause of hospitalization and death among COPD patients. Clinicians are …