Comparative Study of Circulating MMP-7, CCL18, KL-6, SP-A, and SP-D as Disease Markers of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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Serum levels of (a) MMP-7, (b) CCL18, (c) KL-6, (d) SP-A, and (e) SP-D in patients with IPF, those with bacterial pneumonia (BP), and healthy controls (HC). The significant differences between the three groups were evaluated using Bonferroni’s test ( and ).

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