Evaluation of epithelial mesenchymal transition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Evaluation of epithelial mesenchymal transition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The reticular basement membrane (Rbm) in smokers and especially smokers with COPD is fragmented with "clefts" containing cells staining for the collagenase matrix-metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and fibroblast protein, S100A4....

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Main Authors: Wood-Baker Richard, Muller H Konrad, Weston Steven, Ward Chris, Soltani Amir, Reid David, Sohal Sukhwinder S, Walters E Haydn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
cytokeratin
clefts
epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT)
inflammatory cells and S100A4
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/12/1/130

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