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Clinical study of inflammatory factors in sputum induced early after lung volume reduction surgery.
Chin Med J (Engl)
September 2008
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, the Institute of Beijing Respiratory Medicine, Beijing, China.
Background: The aim of this study was to prospectively study the changes in neutrophil elastase (NE), fibroblast growth factor 9 (Fgf9), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1) in sputum induced during the early period after lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS).
Methods: From April to October 2005, ten consecutive patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) underwent LVRS. Ten non-small cell lung cancer patients (stage II - IIIa) received lobectomy as a control group.