Open Access<p>Increased MMP8 Levels in Atopic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Study Testing Multiple Immune Factors in Atopic and Non-Atopic Patients</p>
Author(s) -
Haisheng Hu,
Chuanxu Cai,
Mingshan Xue,
Jiaying Luo,
Chenxi Liao,
Huimin Huang,
Baoqing Sun
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s263313
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , immunology , asthma , gastroenterology , sputum , atopic dermatitis , pathology , tuberculosis
The aim of this study was to analyse the level of serum matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in atopic and non-atopic COPD patients, providing guidance for clinical practice and theory for atopic COPD.