Neutrophil serine proteinases and defensins in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Effects on pulmonary epithelium

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1200-1208

  Hiemstra, P S ^a   Van Watering, S ^a   Stolk, J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary; Defensins; Disease; Elastase; Epithelium; Neutrophils; Serine proteinases

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTICHYMOTRYPSIN; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CATHEPSIN G; COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR; DEFENSIN; ELASTASE; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; MYELOBLASTIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SERINE PROTEINASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031729271     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12051200     Document Type: Review

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