Sputum Biomarkers in Wood and Tobacco Smoke Etiotypes of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Ángela María Giraldo-MontoyaCarlos Arturo Torres-DuqueLuis F Giraldo-CadavidMaria E Laucho-ContrerasAngélica González-FlórezAna María SantosEduardo A Tuta-QuinteroBartolomé R CelliMauricio Gonzalez-GarciaPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2023)
While sputum concentrations of MMP-9, IL-8, and CCL5 were higher in COPD women compared with controls, women with TS-COPD had higher levels of CCL5 compared with those with WS-COPD. Whether this finding relates to differences in pathobiological pathways remains to be determined.