Increased circulating desmosine and age-dependent elastinolysis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Increased circulating desmosine and age-dependent elastinolysis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Abstract Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) seem to be opposite entities from a clinical perspective, common initial pathogenic steps have been suggested in both lung diseases. Emphysema is caused by an elastase/anti-elastase imbalance leadi...

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Main Authors: Bart de Brouwer, Marjolein Drent, Jody M. W. van den Ouweland, Petal A. Wijnen, Coline H. M. van Moorsel, Otto Bekers, Jan C. Grutters, Eric S. White, Rob Janssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0747-6

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