Observational studyBMC pulmonary medicine2020
Circulating matrix metalloproteinases and tissue metalloproteinase inhibitors in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the multicenter IPF-PRO Registry cohort.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 99 citations in OpenAlex.
- Shared and unique transcriptomic signature genes and pathways among biopsy, peripheral blood mononuclear cells and bronchoalveolar lavage samples in IPF patients revealed using comparative meta-transcriptome analysis.Tuberkuloz ve toraks · 2024Pooled it
- Senescent Alveolospheres: A Preliminary 3D Model for Exploring Epithelial Senescence and Pro-Fibrotic Signaling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Unleashing innovative cross-organ fibrosis therapies by harnessing the omics revolution.JCI insight · 2026Review
- IL-17RA/RC blockade modulates the fibrinolytic system and MMP activity in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in male mice.Physiological reports · 2026Article
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- Monocyte LOXHD1 and RHOB Expression Predictive of Progressive Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease.Arthritis care & research · 2026Article
- Therapeutic Potential of Lentiviral miR-200a Mimics in Regulating Fibrinolysis and EMT Markers During Pulmonary Fibrosis.FASEB bioAdvances · 2026Article
- Elevated MMP2 expression in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a potential biomarker for assessment of disease severity.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Targeting the epithelium in pulmonary fibrosis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Review
- Biomarkers of pulmonary fibrosis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and saliva. Study methods and pathophysiological significance.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveals Macrophage Dysfunction and cDC2 Activation in COPD: Candidate Biomarkers for Individualized Nursing Care.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2026Article
- Systemic miR-26a deficiency attenuates pulmonary fibrosis via PTEN upregulation and downstream TIMP-1 suppression.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2025Article
- Epigenetic Clock Analysis of Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies.Aging cell · 2025Article
- Fatty Acids Dysregulation Correlates with Lung Function in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.Lung · 2025Article
- MSCs attenuate airway remodeling in HDM-induced asthma by inhibiting the Timp1-Wnt2b axis.Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2025Article
- Echinacea purpurea ameliorates Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats through modulating NADPH oxidase-4 and endothelin-1/connective tissue growth factor/matrix metalloproteinases signalling axis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Circulating biomarkers in patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease treated with nintedanib: a pilot study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- An orally bioavailable BRD4 inhibitor disrupts expansion of a pathogenic epithelial-mesenchymal niche in bleomycin-induced fibrosis.Respiratory research · 2025Article
- Combination therapy blocking TNF superfamily members 14 and 15 reverses pulmonary fibrosis.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundMatrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) play important roles in the turnover of extracellular matrix and in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). This study aimed to determine the utility of circulating MMPs and TIMPs in distinguishing patients with IPF from controls and to explore associations between MMPs/TIMPs and measures of disease severity in patients with IPF.
methodsThe IPF cohort (n = 300) came from the IPF-PRO Registry, an observational multicenter registry of patients with IPF that was diagnosed or confirmed at the enrolling center in the past 6 months. Controls (n = 100) without known lung disease came from a population-based registry. Generalized linear models were used to compare circulating concentrations of MMPs 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, and 13 and TIMPs 1, 2, and 4 between patients with IPF and controls, and to investigate associations between circulating levels of these proteins and measures of IPF severity. Multivariable models were fit to identify the MMP/TIMPs that best distinguished patients with IPF from controls.
resultsAll the MMP/TIMPs analyzed were present at significantly higher levels in patients with IPF compared with controls except for TIMP2. Multivariable analyses selected MMP8, MMP9 and TIMP1 as top candidates for distinguishing patients with IPF from controls. Higher concentrations of MMP7, MMP12, MMP13 and TIMP4 were significantly associated with lower diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DL
conclusionsCirculating MMPs and TIMPs were broadly elevated among patients with IPF. Select MMP/TIMPs strongly associated with measures of disease severity. Our results identify potential MMP/TIMP targets for further development as disease-related biomarkers.
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