2020
Recent Advances in Molecular Basis of Lung Aging and Its Associated Diseases
Kang M. Recent Advances in Molecular Basis of Lung Aging and Its Associated Diseases. Tuberculosis And Respiratory Diseases 2020, 83: 107-115. PMID: 32185913, PMCID: PMC7105435, DOI: 10.4046/trd.2020.0003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAging-related lung disordersLung disordersChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMajor unmet medical needObstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic lung disordersIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMolecular basisMolecular featuresBiological functionsUnmet medical needMolecular mechanismsCrucial risk factorMolecular understandingMolecular biologyBiologyPulmonary diseaseLung agingPulmonary fibrosisRisk factorsAdvanced agePulmonary medicineAssociated diseaseMedical needProgressive decline
2003
Lung Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Correlates with Cigarette Smoking and Obstruction of Airflow
Kang M, Oh Y, Lee J, Kim D, Park M, Lee M, Hyun I, Han S, Shim Y, Jung K. Lung Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Correlates with Cigarette Smoking and Obstruction of Airflow. Journal Of Korean Medical Science 2003, 18: 821-827. PMID: 14676438, PMCID: PMC3055149, DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2003.18.6.821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMMP-9 concentrationsCigarette smokingMMP-9Matrix metalloproteinasesTIMP-1Lung parenchymaCharacteristics of COPDPathogenesis of COPDObstructive pulmonary diseaseMatrix metalloproteinase-9 correlatesImportant risk factorMMP-9 expressionObstruction of airflowHuman lung parenchymaFEV1 valuesPulmonary diseaseRisk factorsMMP expressionSmokingTissue inhibitorObstructionGelatinolytic bandsEnzyme immunoassayZymographic analysis