Elevation of sputum matrix metalloproteinase-9 persists up to 6 months after smoking cessation: a research study
Louhelainen, Noora, Stark, Harri, Mazur, Witold, Rytilä, Paula, Djukanovic, Ratko and Kinnula, Vuokko L. (2010) Elevation of sputum matrix metalloproteinase-9 persists up to 6 months after smoking cessation: a research study. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 10, 13. (doi:10.1186/1471-2466-10-13). (PMID:7767520).
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Description/Abstract
Background: Smoking cessation is the best possible way to prevent the progression of smoking related airway diseases. However, the effect and time scale of smoking cessation on airway inflammation/remodelling are largely unknown. This prospective study evaluated the effects of smoking cessation on induced sputum (IS) neutrophils, matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-7, -8, -9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1).
Methods: A total of 61 subjects participated in the study; 17 stopped smoking for 3 months and 9 for 6 months. The proportion of IS neutrophils and the levels of MMPs and TIMP-1 by ELISA were determined at baseline and at 3 and 6 months after cessation.
Results: In the smokers, baseline IS neutrophils, MMPs and TIMP-1 were significantly higher compared to non-smokers. Levels of MMP-7, -8 and TIMP-1 decreased nearly to those of non-smokers but the levels of MMP-9 increased significantly from the baseline of the same subjects at 3 months after cessation (p = 0.009) with no significant decline at 6 months after cessation.
Conclusions: Sputum MMP-9 remained elevated after 6 months of smoking cessation, which may contribute to ongoing lung damage typical of COPD.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| ISSNs: | 1471-2466 (print) |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR180 Immunology R Medicine > RB Pathology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Infection, Inflammation and Repair |
| Item ID: | 185155 |
| Date Deposited: | 09 May 2011 15:06 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 11:36 |
| Contributors: | Louhelainen, Noora (Author) Stark, Harri (Author) Mazur, Witold (Author) Rytilä, Paula (Author) Djukanovic, Ratko (Author) Kinnula, Vuokko L. (Author) |
| Date: | 14 March 2010 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/185155 |
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