Study of the effect of anti-IgE (omalizumab) on serum level of matrix metalloproteinase-9 as a marker of remodeling in severe asthmatic patients
Background: Asthma is an airway disorder associated with chronic inflammation that may result in airway remodeling. Matrix metalloproteinases-9 MMP-9 recently exhibited an important role in airway remodeling process in patients with severe asthma. The aim of the present study was to study the effect...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815300315 |