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The usefulness of MMP-9, TIMP-1 and MMP-9/TIMP-1 ratio for diagnosis and assessment of COPD severity

BACKGROUND: Inflammation, oxidative stress and an imbalance between proteases and protease inhibitors are recognized pathophysiological features of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to evaluate serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibi...

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Autores principales: Dimic-Janjic, Sanja, Hoda, Mir Alireza, Milenkovic, Branislava, Kotur-Stevuljevic, Jelena, Stjepanovic, Mihailo, Gompelmann, Daniela, Jankovic, Jelena, Miljkovic, Milica, Milin-Lazovic, Jelena, Djurdjevic, Natasa, Maric, Dragana, Milivojevic, Ivan, Popevic, Spasoje
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10026402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36935521
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40001-023-01094-7