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MMP activation in HAP might be necessary for bacterial clearance, but unresolved infection might trigger ongoing MMP activation and tissue destruction[26,27]. | |||||||||||||||
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Low MMP increment and activation in HAP-patients with low-risk bacteria might be explained by less virulence of these bacteria. | |||||||||||||||
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The molar MMP-9/TIMP-1 ratio and the gelatinolytic activity of MMP-9 was increased in HAP patients compared to controls (MMP-9/TIMP-1 ratio 0.43 (± 0.12) vs. 0.04 (± 0.02), p < 0.0001; MMP-9 activity 149 (± 41) vs. 34 (± 11), p = 0.0001). | |||||||||||||||
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Hartog et al. found increased activated pulmonary MMP in hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) with some evidence of increased MMP levels in patients with proven bacterial infection [8]. | |||||||||||||||
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