Neutrophil serine proteases fine-tune the inflammatory response

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 1317-1333

  Pham, Christine T N ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathepsin G; Inflammation; Neutrophil; Neutrophil elastase; Proteinase 3

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; NEUTROPHIL SERINE PROTEASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL VIABILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHILS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 43049112108     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.11.008     Document Type: Review

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