Assessment of the activity of fibrosis formation in multi-drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in smokers

Introduction It is known that the level of tissue fibrosis factors, such as matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1), significantly increases in destructive multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Aldosterone can act as a fibrosis factor sin...

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Main Authors: Olha Shevchenko, Liliia Todoriko, Irina Ovcharenko, Olha Pohorielova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
Online Access:https://www.tobaccopreventioncessation.com/Assessment-of-the-activity-of-fibrosis-formation-in-multi-drug-resistant-pulmonary,128297,0,2.html