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Extracellular superoxide dismutase has a highly specific localization in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/usual interstitial pneumonia.
Histopathology - 1 Jul 2006
Kinnula V L, Hodgson U A, Lakari E K, Tan R J, Sormunen R T, Soini Y M, Kakko S J, Laitinen T H, Oury T D, Pääkkö P K
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AIMS: Recent studies suggest the importance of oxidant stress in the progression of pulmonary fibrosis. The aim of this study was to investigate extracellular superoxide dismutase (ECSOD), the major antioxidant enzyme of the extracellular matrix of human lung, in biopsy-proven idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) related to usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). METHODS AND RESULTS: Fibrotic areas and fibroblastic...
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