Plasma TIMP-1 as a sex-specific biomarker for acute lung injury

Highlights Plasma TIMP-1 levels are significantly elevated in ARDS patients. Plasma TIMP-1 levels show no difference between female and male ARDS patients. Considering the 30 and 90-day mortality, female non-survivors have significantly higher plasma TIMP-1 levels compared to female survivors. Howev...

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Main Authors: Sultan Almuntashiri, Timothy W. Jones, Xiaoyun Wang, Andrea Sikora, Duo Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-022-00481-9