Plasma metabolomic profile in fibrosing pulmonary sarcoidosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Metabolomics can provide a useful tool to detect pulmonary fibrosis in patients with sarcoidosis. Two discriminating metabolites, p-coumaroylagmatine and palmitoylcarnitine may be potential markers for fibrosing pulmonary sarcoidosis. PMID: 27055833 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Sarcoidosis Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis Source Type: research