Abstract
The present review discusses the role of tri-peptide Proline -Glycine -Proline (PGP) as a potential player, biomarker and therapeutic target in this process. © 2012 NRITLD, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Iran.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 12-15 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tanaffos Journal |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Chemotactic factors
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Cystic fibrosis
- Extracellular matrix
- Interleukin-8 and B
- Neutrophil activation praline
- Serine ednopeptidases
- chemokine
- chemokine receptor CXCR1
- chemokine receptor CXCR2
- cytokine
- gelatinase B
- glycine
- glycosaminoglycan
- interleukin 8
- matrilysin
- neutrophil collagenase
- proline
- chronic obstructive lung disease
- cystic fibrosis
- cytokine production
- extracellular matrix
- human
- leukocyte
- lung lavage
- macrophage
- neutrophil
- prognosis
- review
- secretory vesicle
- sputum analysis
