Revisiting α1-antitrypsin therapy in cystic fibrosis: Can it still offer promise?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-230

  Brennan, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Division of Clinical Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PLACEBO; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TISSUE INJURY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; LUNG DISEASE; NOTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846898522     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00159606     Document Type: Editorial

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