New diagnosis for COPD with blood analysis

A study headed by the Hospital del Mar and its research institute has certified that people with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have altered the levels of certain metabolites in your bloodwhat could allow Use them to determine early who probably suffers COPOC.

The work, published in the magazine ‘International Journal of Molecular Sciences’has had data from 91 patients with COPD and 91 healthy controlsto which a blood analytics were made that was subsequently analyzed to detect metabolite levels, reports the Hospital del Mar in a statement on Tuesday.

Of the 360 molecules detectedthe most outstanding, about fifty and, of these, with artificial intelligence tools, the ten that gave better results in their combination were selected for determine what people had COPD.

Sensitivity and specificity

The results indicate a “very high” sensitivity and specificity, greater than 90%at the time of differentiate people with the disease of those healthy.

These molecules are related to the Energy productionwhich can explain the symptoms of fatigue and other limitations with COPD, and with the lipid metabolismwhich can be related to the cardiovascular comorbidities of these people. All this indicates that These patients have a lower capacity to produce energy and that have altered the metabolism of lipids.