title: Serum markers of collagen metabolism in patients with diseases of the respiratory system.
abstract: The variations of the serum markers of collagen metabolism such as total and free hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine and collagen-like protein were studied in patients with chronic bronchitis, pneumonia and emphysema as compared to healthy controls. The values found in diseased subjects were significantly higher than in controls.
authors.affiliation: Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Silesian School of Medicine, Tychy, Poland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szołtysik
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kucharz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000097:blood; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003094:Collagen / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006901:Hydroxylysine / Q000097:blood; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000097:blood; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000097:blood; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006901:Hydroxylysine; D003094:Collagen; D006909:Hydroxyproline