Fig. 1
From: Role of matrix metalloprotease-2 and MMP-9 in experimental lung fibrosis in mice
Determination of MMP-2 and MMP-9 levels in lung tissue of ILD patients and disease controls. A, B MMP-2 (A) and MMP-9 (B) protein levels in explant lung tissue samples from lower and upper lung aspects of patients with IPF-UIP and non-IPF-UIP pattern, and from tumor-free lung tissue of disease control patients. Data are presented as scatter plots with median values indicated as horizontal lines of n = 10–12 patients per group. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001 compared to disease control (Mann–Whitney U test)