Expression of the elastolytic cathepsins S and K in human atheroma and regulation of their production in smooth muscle cells

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 576-583

  Sukhova, Galina K ^a   Shi, Guo Ping ^a   Simon, Daniel I ^a   Chapman, Harold A ^a   Libby, Peter ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LMRC 307 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cysteine protease; Elastolytic activity; Smooth muscle cell

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; CATHEPSIN S; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0032145836     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI181     Document Type: Article

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