The effect of dithiothreitol on chemotactic factors in induced sputum of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Respiration

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-222

  Wang, Fei ^a   He, Bei ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemotactic factors; Dithiothreitol; Homogenization methods; Induced sputum

Indexed keywords

DITHIOTHREITOL; INTERLEUKIN 10; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1ALPHA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

AGED; CHEMOKINE CCL2; CHEMOKINE CCL3; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; DITHIOTHREITOL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-10; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SPUTUM; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 68549122664     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000218713     Document Type: Article

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