HIV1+ smokers develop emphysema at an earlier age and with a higher incidence than HIV1- smokers. Based on the knowledge that human alveolar macrophages (AM) are capable of producing proteases that de
There still is a lack of specific, early markers for acute pancreatitis. We used the gene expression profiling Affimetrix mouse gene 1.0 ST arrays (Affymetrix , Inc. Santa Clara, CA), to cmpare the ge
To characterize aspects of the repair process by evaluating the tissue collagen density, metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases in the fetal membranes following open feta