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Neutrophil elastase as a biomarker for bacterial infection in COPD
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is predominantly associated with neutrophilic inflammation. Active neutrophil elastase (NE) is a serine proteinase, secreted by neutrophils, in response to inflammation and pathogen invasion. We sought to investigate if NE could be used as a b...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6668103/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31362723 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-019-1145-4 |