Smoking is associated with increased levels of extracellular peptidylarginine deiminase 2 (PAD2) in the lungs

Keyphrases

• Lung 100%
• Arginine Deiminase 100%
• Smokers 50%
• Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid 50%
• Citrullination 37%
• Non-smokers 12%
• Total Protein Content 12%
• Cell-free 12%
• HLA Molecules 12%
• Pathogenic Role 12%
• Protein Concentration 12%
• C-reactive Protein 12%
• C-reactive Protein Level 12%
• Self-antigens 12%
• Anti-citrullinated Protein Antibodies 12%
• Cell Count 12%
• Risk Factors 12%
• Fluids Samples 12%
• Macrophages 12%
• Citrullinated 12%
• Self-assembling Peptide 12%
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients 12%
• Non-smoking 12%
• Sandwich ELISA 12%
• Rheumatoid Arthritis 12%

Immunology and Microbiology

• Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid 100%
• Citrullination 75%
• C-Reactive Protein 50%
• Inflammatory Arthritis 50%
• Macrophage 25%
• Peptides 25%
• Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibody 25%
• Cell Count 25%
• ELISA Sandwich 25%
• Protein Content 25%