Mononuclear phagocytes and airway epithelial cells: novel sources of matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Craig VJ, Polverino F, Laucho-Contreras ME, Shi Y, Liu Y, Osorio JC, Tesfaigzi Y, Pinto-Plata V, Gochuico BR, Rosas IO, Owen CA. Mononuclear phagocytes and airway epithelial cells: novel sources of matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. PLoS One. 2014; 9(5):e97485.

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subject areas

Aged
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Epithelial Cells
Female
Humans
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Leukocytes
Lung
Macrophages, Alveolar
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 8
Middle Aged
Mononuclear Phagocyte System

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Yohannes Tesfaigzi

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