Glycosaminoglycans significantly correlate with matrix metalloproteinases during exacerbations of COPD

Eleni Papakonstantinou (Thessaloniki, Greece), Eleni Papakonstantinou, Ioannis Klagas, Ioannis Bonovolias, George Karakiulakis, Michael Roth, Michael Tamm, Daiana Stolz

Source: International Congress 2015 – Cellular and molecular mechanisms of COPD and emphysema
Session: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of COPD and emphysema
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 5051
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Eleni Papakonstantinou (Thessaloniki, Greece), Eleni Papakonstantinou, Ioannis Klagas, Ioannis Bonovolias, George Karakiulakis, Michael Roth, Michael Tamm, Daiana Stolz. Glycosaminoglycans significantly correlate with matrix metalloproteinases during exacerbations of COPD. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 5051

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