Concomitant elevations of MMP‐9, NGAL, proMMP‐9/NGAL and neutrophil elastase in serum of smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

A growing body of evidence points towards smoking‐related phenotypic differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). As COPD is associated with systemic inflammation, we determined whether smoking status is related to serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase‐9 (pro‐ and active MMP‐9), n...

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Autores principales: Bchir, Sarra, Nasr, Hela ben, Bouchet, Sandrine, Benzarti, Mohamed, Garrouch, Abdelhamid, Tabka, Zouhair, Susin, Santos, Chahed, Karim, Bauvois, Brigitte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5487915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28004483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.13057

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5487915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28004483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.13057

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