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

Bchir, S; ben Nasr, H; Bouchet, S; Benzarti, M; Garrouch, A; Tabka, Z; Susin, S; Chahed, K; Bauvois, B

Chahed, K (reprint author), Univ Sousse, Fac Med Sousse, Unite Rech Physiol Exercice & Physiopathol Integr, Biol Med & Sante, Sousse, Tunisia.; Chahed, K (reprint author), Univ Sfax, Fac Sci Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.

JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE, 2017; 21 (7): 1280

Abstract

A growing body of evidence points towards smoking-related phenotypic differences in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). As COPD is associate......

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