Anti‐protease levels in cystic fibrosis are associated with lung function, recovery from pulmonary exacerbations and may be gender‐related
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DOI: 10.1111/resp.14450
Abstract: Neutrophil elastase (NE), is an important host defence against lung pathogens. Maintaining a homeostatic balance between proteases such as NE and anti‐proteases such as secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), is important to prevent tissue damage.… read more here.
Keywords: protease; lung; anti protease; protease levels ... See more keywords
The correlation of age and body mass index with the level of both protease MMP3 and anti-protease TIMP-1 among Indonesian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a preliminary findings
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DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3669-y
Abstract: ObjectivesIndividuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are usually > 50 years of age and have a low body mass index (BMI). An imbalance between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), including MMP-3, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1),… read more here.
Keywords: chronic obstructive; protease; age; among indonesian ... See more keywords
Targeting Secreted Protease/Anti-Protease Balance as a Vaccine Strategy against the Helminth Fasciola hepatica
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10020155
Abstract: The liver fluke Fasciola hepatica is an economically important global pathogen of humans and their livestock. To facilitate host invasion and migration, F. hepatica secretes an abundance of cathepsin peptidases but prevents excessive damage to… read more here.
Keywords: fasciola hepatica; vaccine strategy; hepatica; protease ... See more keywords