id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-001446-mpuovmeb Bratcher, Preston E. Factors Influencing the Measurement of Plasma/Serum Surfactant Protein D Levels by ELISA 2014-11-03 .txt text/plain 4873 226 43 Circulating levels of SP-D have been examined for their potential use as a biomarker in various diseases including dermatitis [2, 3] , acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] , periodontitis [14] , interstitial pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) [10, 12, [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [15, [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] , emphysema [37] , cystic fibrosis (CF) [15, 38, 39] , coronary disease [40, 41] , sclerosis [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] , cancer [47, 48] , sarcoidosis [21, 49] , allergies [28, [50] [51] [52] , rheumatoid arthritis [53, 54] , and respiratory infections [18, [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] . Serum levels of surfactant proteins A and D are useful biomarkers for interstitial lung disease in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis ./cache/cord-001446-mpuovmeb.txt ./txt/cord-001446-mpuovmeb.txt