Up-regulated matrix metalloproteinase activity in soil-transmitted helminth-tuberculosis co-infection is associated with increased lung pathology.

Eur Respir J · 2025 · PMC11780722 · PMID 39884753

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Adjusting for TB-positivity in linear regression analysis, STH infection was independently associated with significantly higher concentrations of MMP-1 (beta 1.30, p=0.03) and MMP-9 (beta 1.50, p=0.02), and borderline significant for MMP-8 (beta 1.37, p=0.07).

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