Induced sputum MMP-1, -3 & -8 concentrations during treatment of tuberculosis.

Induced sputum MMP-1, -3 & -8 concentrations during treatment of tuberculosis.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Tuberculosis (TB) destroys lung tissues and this immunopathology is mediated in part by Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs). There are no data on the relationship between local tissue MMPs concentrations, anti-tuberculosis therapy and sputum conversion.<h4>Materia...

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Main Authors: Cesar A Ugarte-Gil, Paul Elkington, Robert H Gilman, Jorge Coronel, Liku B Tezera, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Jon S Friedland, David A J Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0061333&type=printable
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