Analysis of Sputum Markers in the Evaluation of Lung Inflammation and Functional Impairment in Symptomatic Smokers and COPD Patients

The pivotal role of neutrophils and macrophages in smoking-related lung inflammation and COPD development is well-established. We aimed to assess whether sputum concentrations of Human Neutrophil Peptides (HNP), Neutrophil Elastase (NE), Interleukin-8 (IL-8), and Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), major p...

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Autores principales: Paone, Gregorino, Conti, Vittoria, Vestri, Annarita, Leone, Alvaro, Puglisi, Giovanni, Benassi, Fulvio, Brunetti, Giuseppe, Schmid, Giovanni, Cammarella, Ilio, Terzano, Claudio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: IOS Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3826390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21897003
http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-2011-0807

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3826390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21897003
http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DMA-2011-0807

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