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PMN degranulation in relation to CD63 expression and genetic polymorphisms in healthy individuals and COPD patients.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 May 2007
Zhang X Z, Paré P D, Sandford A J
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) play an important role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathogenesis. The tetraspanin CD63 is a membrane marker of azurophilic granules and is actively involved in the process of PMN endocytosis and azurophilic granule exocytosis. In this study, we investigated genetic polymorphisms of the CD63 gene, quantified CD63 expression and PMN myeloperoxidase (MPO)...
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