Increased plasma levels of metalloproteinase-9 and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in a rare case of multiple artery aneurysm

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1185.e5-1185.e7

  De Franciscis, Stefano ^a   Mastroroberto, Pasquale ^a   Gallelli, Luca ^a   Buffone, Gianluca ^a   Montemurro, Rossella ^a   Serra, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE B; NEUTROPHIL GELATINASE ASSOCIATED LIPOCALIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; COMMON FEMORAL ARTERY ANEURYSM; COMMON ILIAC ARTERY ANEURYSM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG ARTERY ANEURYSM; MALE; MULTIPLE ARTERY ANEURYSM; POPLITEAL ARTERY ANEURYSM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY ANEURYSM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; ILIAC ANEURYSM; LIPOCALINS; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PROGNOSIS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84885981868     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: 16155947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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