MMP1 and MMP7 as Potential Peripheral Blood Biomarkers in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Figure 3
MMP7 and MMP1 Plasma Concentrations Are High in IPF, but Not Sarcoidosis or COPD
Concentrations (ng/ml) of MMP7 (A) and MMP1 (B) are significantly higher in patients with IPF (n = 74; p < 0.00001 and p = 0.018, respectively), compared to controls (n = 53), but not sarcoidosis (n = 47; p = 0.78 and p = 0.28, respectively), compared to controls (n = 53) or COPD (n = 73; p = 0.21 and 0.85, respectively, stratified by GOLD class, as 0–I, II, and III–IV).