Matrix metalloproteinases and clinical and functional status in smokers with persistent asthma

AIM. To assess the role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) in the clinical and functional status of smoking patients with persistent asthma. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Examinations were made in 16 healthy smokers (a control group), 22 healthy nonsmoking volunteers (a volunteer group), and 16 patients wi...

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Main Authors: V V Gnoevykh, T P Gening, Iu A Portnova, T V Abakumova, A Iu Smirnova, D R Dolgova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: "Consilium Medicum" Publishing house 2014-08-01
Series:Терапевтический архив
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Online Access:https://ter-arkhiv.ru/0040-3660/article/view/31539