Abstract
The lack of a well-characterized biomarker for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has increased interest toward finding one, because this would provide potential insight into disease pathogenesis and progression. Since persistent neutrophilia is an important hallmark in COPD Pro-Gly-Pro (PGP), an extracellular matrix-derived neutrophil chemoattractant, has been
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