Measurement of MMP-9 and -12 degraded elastin (ELM) provides unique information on lung tissue degradation

BACKGROUND: Elastin is an essential component of selected connective tissues that provides a unique physiological elasticity. Elastin may be considered a signature protein of lungs where matrix metalloprotease (MMP) -9-and -12, may be considered the signature proteases of the macrophages, which in p...

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Autores principales: Skjøt-Arkil, Helene, Clausen, Rikke E, Nguyen, Quoc Hai Trieu, Wang, Yaguo, Zheng, Qinlong, Martinez, Fernando J, Hogaboam, Cory M, Han, Meilan, Klickstein, Lloyd B, Larsen, Martin R, Nawrocki, Arkadiusz, Leeming, Diana J, Karsdal, Morten A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3515477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22818364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-12-34

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