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. 2017 Feb 8;12(2):e0171344. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171344

Fig 1. Protein and gene levels of IGFBP-2, IL-8 and MMP-7 in sputum of IPF patients.

Fig 1

a) IGFBP-2 level in supernatant showing a significant increase in IPF compared to HS. b) Sputum cell gene expression of IGFBP-2 showing a significant increase in IPF patients compared to COPD and HS. c) IL-8 level in supernatant showing a significant increase in COPD and IPF compared to HS. d) Sputum cell gene expression of IL-8 showing a significant increase in IPF compared to COPD and HS. e) MMP-7 level in supernatant showing a significant increase in COPD and IPF compared to HS. f) Sputum cell gene expression of MMP-7 showing a significant increase in IPF compared to COPD and HS.