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[The condition of the proteinase-antiproteinase system in patients with type II diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
Vestnik Rossiiskoi akademii meditsinskikh nauk - 1 Jan 2006
Izmerov N F, Kuz'mina L P, Popkova A M, Khanykina O V
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type II diabetes are major worldwide health problems. Proteinase-antiproteinase system (PAS) disbalance is known to play a significant role in COPD pathogenesis. There is increasing evidence concerning proteolysis activation as a factor of vascular complications. The subjects of this study were 130 individuals aged 39 to 68 years, divided into three groups. Group I...
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