Lung matrix metalloproteinase-9 correlates with cigarette smoking and obstruction of airflow.

Cigarette smoking is the most important risk factor for obstruction of airflow in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) or an imbalance between MMPs and their inhibitors, the tissue inhibitors of MMP (TIMPs), is considered to play a role in the pathogenesis o...

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Autores principales: Kang, Min Jong, Oh, Yeon-Mok, Lee, Jae Cheol, Kim, Dong Gyu, Park, Myung Jae, Lee, Myung Goo, Hyun, In Gyu, Han, Sung Koo, Shim, Young-Soo, Jung, Ki-Suck
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2003
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3055149/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14676438

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