Title : Exhaled matrix metalloproteinase-9 in lung cancer.

Pub. Date : 2012 Aug

PMID : 22877564






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1 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate, for the first time, MMP-9 in the exhaled breath condensate (EBC) of NSCLC patients. NSC638702 matrix metallopeptidase 9 Homo sapiens
2 RESULTS: MMP-9 levels were found to be significantly higher in EBC, WB, and PE of NSCLC patients compared with controls. NSC638702 matrix metallopeptidase 9 Homo sapiens
3 A positive correlation was observed between MMP-9 in EBC, cigarettes smoked, and stage of cancer. NSC638702 matrix metallopeptidase 9 Homo sapiens