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Using a Caesalpinia echinata Lam. protease inhibitor as a tool for studying the roles of neutrophil elastase, cathepsin G and proteinase 3 in pulmonary edema

Cruz-Silva, Ilana [UNIFESP]; Neuhof, Christiane; Gozzo, Andrezza Justino [UNIFESP]; Nunes, Viviane Abreu; Hirata, Izaura Yoshico [UNIFESP]; Sampaio, Misako Uemura; Figueiredo-Ribeiro, Rita de Cassia; Neuhof, Heinz; Araujo, Mariana da Silva [UNIFESP] (Elsevier B.V., 2013-12-01)

Acute lung injury (ALI) is characterized by neutrophil infiltration and the release of proteases, mainly elastase (NE), cathepsin G (Cat G) and proteinase 3 (PR3), which can be controlled by specific endogenous inhibitors. ...