The airway epithelium is a direct source of matrix degrading enzymes in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome

Background: Long-term survival after lung transplantation is hindered by the development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), and recent evidence suggests that dysregulated epithelial repair may underlie its development. Because matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) -2 and MMP-9 secretion is integra...

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Main Authors: Banerjee, B., Ling, K., Sutanto, E., Musk, M., Yerkovich, S., Hopkins, P., Stick, S., Kicic, Anthony, Chambers, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63134