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From: Acute exacerbations of COPD are associated with significant activation of matrix metalloproteinase 9 irrespectively of airway obstruction, emphysema and infection

Fig. 1

Concentration of MMPs and TIMPs in BAL of COPD patients. MMPs and TIMPs were measured in aliquots of BAL from COPD patients at a stable state and during acute exacerbations (AE-COPD) by ELISA. Figures depict representative distribution of the values between different patients. The mean and median values, the standard error of the mean and the standard deviation of these measurements are shown in Table 4

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Respiratory Research

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