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EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH
卷 33, 期 5, 页码 197-215出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/01902140701459514
关键词
emphysema; hypercapnia; hypoxemia; inflammation; macrophage metalloelastase; substance P
资金
- PHS HHS [74183] Funding Source: Medline
The authors tested whether macrophage metalloelastase (MMP-12) and substance P (SP) were increased in the cigarette smoke (CS)-esposed female C3H/HeN mice with hypercapnic emphysema. The authors found that as compared to control (filtered air), 16 weeks of CS exposure significantly up-regulated mRNA and protein levels of MMP-12, the ratio of MMP-12/tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1, and SP/preprolachykinin-A (a precursor to SP) in the lungs. Importantly, a significant correlation was found between MMP-12 and SP, and between MMP-12/SP and the degrees of hypoxemia/hypercapnia denoted in CS-exposed mice. These data suggest a possible involvement of SP and MMP-12 in the pathogenesis of severe COPD.
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