Urinary desmosine excretion is inversely correlated with the extent of emphysema in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Urinary desmosine excretion is inversely correlated with the extent of emphysema in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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DOI:
10.1016/s1357-2725(02)00015-8
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发表时间:
2002-06-01
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4
通讯作者:
Lungarella, G
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作者:
Cocci, F;Miniati, M;Lungarella, G
An enhanced proteolysis of lung interstitium is key event in the pathogenesis of emphysema, a major constituent of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. To assess whether urinary desmosine and/or hydroxyproline may be used as a marker of lung destruction we studied urinary excretions of these products in 20 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and in 19 appropriate controls in 24 h urine collection samples. For desmosine measurements, we developed a new indirect competitive enzyme-Linked immunosorbentassay. The extent of emphysema was measured in high resolution computed tomography (CT) scans. by considering lung? area with CT numbers