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From: ADAM15 expression is increased in lung CD8+ T cells, macrophages, and bronchial epithelial cells in patients with COPD and is inversely related to airflow obstruction

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Soluble ADAM15 (sADAM15) levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and plasma samples from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), smokers, and non-smokers. a: Soluble ADAM15 (sADAM15) protein levels were measured in BALF samples from non-smokers (n = 6), smokers (n = 19), and patients with COPD (n = 14) using an ELISA kit. The boxes in the box-plots show the medians and 25th and 75th percentiles, and the whiskers show the 10th and 90th percentiles. Data were analyzed using a Kruskal-Wallis One-Way ANOVA followed by pair-wise testing with Mann-Whitney U tests. b: sADAM15 protein levels were measured in plasma samples from non-smokers (n = 28), smokers without COPD (n = 27), COPD patients with GOLD stage I-II disease (n = 27), and COPD patients with GOLD stage III-IV disease (n = 33) using an ELISA kit. The boxes in the box-plots show the medians and 25th and 75th percentiles, and the whiskers show the 10th and 90th percentiles. Data were analyzed using a Kruskal-Wallis One-Way ANOVA followed by pair-wise testing with Mann-Whitney U tests

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Respiratory Research

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