Expression of intramuscular extracellular matrix proteins in vastus lateralis muscle fibres between atrophic and non-atrophic COPD

Background Extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins are the major constituents of the muscle cell micro-environment, imparting instructive signalling, steering cell behaviour and controlling muscle regeneration. ECM remodelling is among the most affected signalling pathways in COPD and aged muscle. As a...

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Published in:	ERJ Open Research
Main Authors:	Efpraxia Kritikaki, Gerasimos Terzis, Meera Soundararajan, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Davina C.M. Simoes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	European Respiratory Society 2024-05-01
Online Access:	http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/10/3/00857-2023.full