Expression of TIMP-2 in peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases / 上海第二医科大学学报
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science)
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(6)2006.
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Objective To explore the expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2(TIMP-2) in peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases(COPD) and the association of smoking and TIMP-2 mRNA. Methods The expression of TIMP-2 mRNA in peripheral blood lymphocytes was measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) in 44 patients with COPD and 42 healthy smokers.The correlation analysis was then conducted between TIMP-2 mRNA expression and smoking index. Results The expression of TIMP-2 mRNA was 0.753?0.154 and 1.170?0.196,respectively,in patients with COPD and healthy smokers(P
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Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science)
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