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Evidence, including the marked expansion of macrophage numbers in smokers' lungs and in studies from genetically altered mice, also supports a role for macrophage-derived proteases in emphysema [ 16, 17].
Because there was very little difference in body mass between control and emphysematous animals (613 ± 15 g control, n = 11; 629 ± 11 g emphysema, n = 9; P = 0.42), the differences in lung volume were highly significant whether or not they were normalized to body mass.
In pulmonary emphysema, various inflammatory mediators have been suggested to cause tissue destruction and loss of structure [ 12, 13, 14, 15].
Second, the principal Th1 chemokines, MIG and IP-10, are linked to a pro-elastolytic lung environment because these cytokines upregulate the elastase MMP12, which is associated with emphysema.
In this issue's magazine section you will see articles from five continents that cover a huge range of topics, from basic sciences (such as the pathology of emphysema) to global public health (such as palliative care in developing countries).