Yi, Erkang
Li, Haiqing
Liu, Yu
Li, Qingyang
Xie, Chengshu
Sun, Ruining
Wu, Fan
Deng, Zhishan
Zhou, Kunning
Wang, Hairong
Ran, Xinru
Zhou, Yumin
Ran, Pixin
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82200045, 82270043)
the Youth Foundation of the National Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases (SKLRD-Z-202326)
the Postdoctoral Startup Foundation of Guangzhou City (grants awarded to Q.Y.L)
the Foundation of Guangzhou National Laboratory (SRPG22-018, SRPG22-016)
Article History
Received: 31 December 2024
Accepted: 15 April 2025
First Online: 23 April 2025
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical guidelines outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (approval number: 2020-51). The peripheral blood and airway brush cell samples from COPD patients and the control group were sourced from the Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (ECOPD) study (Trial registration: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR190002464. Registered on 19 July 2019). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to specimen collection.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.