Role of matrix metalloproteinases in the pathophysiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Role of matrix metalloproteinases in the pathophysiology of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive fibrosing lung condition is a ther-apeutic medical challenge. The etiopathogenesis of IPF is complicated and hitherto not adequately understood. However, the concept, of late, is shifting from fibrosis as a result of inflammation to a mechanism of p...

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Main Authors: Bhattacharyya P, Acharya D, Roychowdhury S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Pulmonary fibrosis
matrix metalloproteinases.
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2007;volume=24;issue=2;spage=61;epage=65;aulast=Bhattacharyya

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