Leukocyte elastase: Physiological functions and role in acute lung injury

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 896-904

  Lee, Warren L ^a   Downey, Gregory P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; CATHEPSIN L; CATHEPSIN S; CHYMASE; GELATINASE B; GENE PRODUCT; GRANZYME A; GRANZYME B; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; MACROPHAGE ELASTASE; MATRILYSIN; MYELOBLASTIN; STROMELYSIN; TRYPTASE;

CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME REGULATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG INJURY; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035448095     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.5.2103040     Document Type: Review

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