Serum concentration and circadian profiles of cathepsins B, H and L, and their inhibitors, stefins A and B, in asthma

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 310, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 113-122

  Cimerman, N ^a   Mesko Brguljan P ^a   Krasovec M ^a   Suskovic S ^a   Kos, J ^a  

^a Research and Development Division ^*  (Slovenia)

Author keywords

24 h variations; Asthma; Cathepsins B, H, L; Cyclosporin A; Methylprednisolone; Serum; Stefins A, B

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSIN H; CATHEPSIN L; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEFIN A; STEFIN B; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CATHEPSIN B; CATHEPSINS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYCLOSPORINE; CYSTATINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035921134     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(01)00530-7     Document Type: Article

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