The role of neutrophil elastase in human pulmonary artery endothelial cell injury

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 262-269

  Furuno, Takashi ^a   Mitsuyama, Takashi ^a   Hidaka, Kouka ^a   Tanaka, Takuo ^a   Hara, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell injury; Erythromycin; Human endothelial cell; Human neutrophil; Neutrophil elastase

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; SIVELESTAT; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THROMBOMODULIN;

ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY;

EID: 0031047559     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237464     Document Type: Article

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