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Objectives: Elastin is a signature protein of the lungs. Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) is important in lung defence mechanisms and degrades elastin. However, MMP-7 activity in regard to elastin degradation has never been quantified serologically in patients with lung diseases. An assay for the ...
July 9, 2015
Journal:
Clin Biochem
Author:
Kristensen JH, Larsen L, Dasgupta B, Brodmerkel C, Curran M, Karsdal MA, Willumsen N, Knox AJ, Bolton CE, Johnson SR, Hägglund P, Svensson B, Leeming DJ, Bülow Sand JM
Background: Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) contribute significantly to disease progression. However, the effect on tissue structure and turnover is not well described. There is an urgent clinical need for biomarkers of disease activity associated with disease progressi...
June 11, 2015
Journal:
Respir Res.
Author:
Knox AJ, Lange P, Sun S, Kristensen JH, Leeming DJ, Karsdal MA, Bolton CE, Johnson SR, Bülow Sand JM
This review discusses the role of extracellular matrix (ECM) quality in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis (PF). In PF, the highly ordered structure of collagens and elastin within the ECM of the lung is severely disrupted and lacks its original tissue quality. Discussions about the ECM have foc...
October 29, 2014
Journal:
Respiration
Author:
Kristensen JH, Karsdal MA, Genovese F, Svensson B, Jacobsen S, Hägglund P, Leeming DJ, Johnson SR
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