Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-7, Respiratory Symptoms, and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Adults. MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis).

Hilary F ArmstrongAnna J PodolanczukR Graham BarrElizabeth C OelsnerSteven M KawutEric A HoffmanRussell TracyNaftali KaminskiRobyn L McClellandDavid J Lederer

Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2017)

Serum MMP-7 levels may be a quantitative biomarker of subclinical extracellular matrix remodeling in the lungs of community-dwelling adults, which may facilitate investigation of subclinical interstitial lung disease.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
extracellular matrix
interstitial lung disease
systemic sclerosis
rheumatoid arthritis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular events
high resolution
risk factors
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
respiratory tract