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9216188

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
We examined the relationship between neutrophil elastase, elastin-derived peptides in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, and the development of pulmonary emphysema. The level of neutrophil elastase was higher in asymptomatic current smokers with emphysematous changes on computed tomographic scans than in current smokers without emphysematous changes, and was found to be correlated with the level of elastin-derived peptides in BAL fluid. Subjects with high levels of neutrophil elastase in BAL fluid had faster annual declines in FEV1. We conclude that the level of neutrophil elastase in BAL fluid can be used to differentiate asymptomatic cigarette smokers who are at risk for pulmonary emphysema from those who are not.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0301-1542
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34 Suppl
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
69-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
[Neutrophil elastase and elastin-derived peptides in BAL fluid and emphysematous changes on CT scans].
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract