Proteolytic Activity by Multiple Bacterial Species Isolated From Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers Degrades Matrix Substrates

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 407-415

  Wysocki, Annette B ^a   Bhalla Regev, Sandhya K ^b   Tierno, Philip M ^b   Stevens Riley, Marla ^c   Wiygul, Ryan Claire ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteria; extracellular matrix; leg ulcer; protease; wound

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN; GELATIN; PROTEINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SKIN; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND;

BACTERIA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; LEG ULCER; PROTEASE; WOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELASTIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GELATIN; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEOLYSIS; SKIN;

EID: 84884155643     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800412464683     Document Type: Article

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