Elevated serum matrix metalloprotease (MMP-2) as a candidate biomarker for stable COPD

Abstract Background The increasing trend of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in becoming the third leading cause of deaths by 2020 is of great concern, globally as well as in India. Dysregulation of protease/anti-protease balance in COPD has been reported to cause tissue destruction, inf...

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Main Authors: Durga Mahor, Vandana Kumari, Kapil Vashisht, Ruma Galgalekar, Ravindra M. Samarth, Pradyumna K. Mishra, Nalok Banerjee, Rajnikant Dixit, Rohit Saluja, Sajal De, Kailash C. Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01323-3