Elevation of sputum matrix metalloproteinase-9 persists up to 6 months after smoking cessation: a research study

BACKGROUND: Smoking cessation is the best possible way to prevent the progression of smoking related airway diseases. However, the effect and time scale of smoking cessation on airway inflammation/remodelling are largely unknown. This prospective study evaluated the effects of smoking cessation on i...

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Autores principales: Louhelainen, Noora, Stark, Harri, Mazur, Witold, Rytilä, Paula, Djukanovic, Ratko, Kinnula, Vuokko L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20226090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-10-13

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2841651/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20226090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-10-13

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