The correlation of age and body mass index with the level of both protease MMP3 and anti-protease TIMP-1 among Indonesian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a preliminary findings

Abstract Objectives Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are usually > 50 years of age and have a low body mass index (BMI). An imbalance between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), including MMP-3, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1), play a role in tissue...

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Main Authors: Mulyadi, Sunnati, Mulkan Azhary, Faisal Yunus, Fariz Nurwidya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3669-y