The chitinase-like protein YKL-40 modulates cystic fibrosis lung disease.

The chitinase-like protein YKL-40 modulates cystic fibrosis lung disease.

The chitinase-like protein YKL-40 was found to be increased in patients with severe asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), two disease conditions featuring neutrophilic infiltrates. Based on these studies and a previous report indicating that neutrophils secrete YKL-40, we hypothes...

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Main Authors: Andreas Hector, Michael S D Kormann, Ines Mack, Philipp Latzin, Carmen Casaulta, Elisabeth Kieninger, Zhe Zhou, Ali Ö Yildirim, Alexander Bohla, Nikolaus Rieber, Matthias Kappler, Barbara Koller, Ernst Eber, Olaf Eickmeier, Stefan Zielen, Oliver Eickelberg, Matthias Griese, Marcus A Mall, Dominik Hartl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3176766?pdf=render

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