Urinary glycosaminoglycan levels are increased in acute severe asthma – a role for eosinophil–derived gelatinase b?

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 366-367

  Shute, Janis K ^a   Parmar, Jasvir ^a   Holgate, Stephen T ^a   Howarth, Peter H ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Eosinophils; Extracellular matrix; Glycosaminoglycans; Matrix metalloproteases; Proteoglycans

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE B; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ASTHMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHIL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE; URINE LEVEL;

ASTHMA; COLLAGENASES; EOSINOPHILS; GLYCOPROTEINS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASES;

EID: 0030934440     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237604     Document Type: Article

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