Matrix metalloproteinase(MMP) expression profile in cystic lung light chain deposition disease (CL-LCDD), Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH) and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
| Labelled cells | CL-LCDD | LCH | LAM | |||
| Macrophagic giant cells | Langerhans cells | Macrophages | Eosinophils | Fibroblasts | LAM cells | |
| Subjects n | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| MMP-1 | + | - | + | - | + | + |
| MMP-2 | + | + | + | - | + | - |
| MMP-9 | + | + | + | + | - | - |
| MMP-12 | + | - | + | - | - | - |
| MMP-14 | + | + | + | - | - | + |
| TIMP-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| TIMP-2 | - | - | + | - | - | - |
TIMP: tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase; +: present; -: absent