Ac-PGP correlated to the MMP-9/MPO ratio in CF patients.

Abstract

<p>CF (<i>n = </i>14) sputum samples were collected to determine gelatinolytic activity by g<i>elatin zymography</i> (each lane represents an individual patient) (<b>A</b>) and for the measurement of Ac-PGP, MPO and MMP-9, and correlation analysis was conducted between Ac-PGP and MMP-9/MPO ratio (<b>B</b>). The CF sputum samples demonstrated a correlation coefficient (<i>r</i>) of 0.63 (p = 0.017).</p