Sputum matrix metalloproteinase-9 is associated with the degree of emphysema on computed tomography in COPD

BACKGROUND: Matrix-metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of COPD, although its link to disease severity is unclear. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between disease severity assessed by lung function and computed tomography (CT) and sputum MMP-9 ex...

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Autores principales: Chaudhuri, Rekha, McSharry, Charles, Spears, Mark, Brady, Jeffrey, Grierson, Christal, Messow, C Martina, Miele, Gino, Nocka, Karl, MacNee, William, Connell, Martin, Murchison, John T, Sproule, Michael, Hilmi, Omar, Miller, Douglas K, Thomson, Neil C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6733425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27234393
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2213-0802-1-11

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6733425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27234393
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2213-0802-1-11

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