The relationship between serum level of matrix metalloproteinase-7 and interstitial lung disease in patients with systemic sclerosis

• Hauptverfasser: Mervat M Abo Gabal (Verfasst von), Noha H Shedid (Verfasst von), Elham S Mohamed (Verfasst von), Warda Abdelfattah (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: SpringerOpen, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
• Online-Zugang: Connect to this object online.

Background Interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains a leading cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in inflammation, autoimmune diseases and aberrant fibrotic tissue remodeling. Aim The aim of this work was to evaluate the relation bet...