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Elastases

Known as: elastase 
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (5)

Leukocyte ElastaneMedullasinPancreatic Elastasehuman pancreatic elastase

Broader (2)

Serine EndopeptidasesSerine Proteases

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Quercetin prevents progression of disease in elastase/LPS-exposed mice by negatively regulating MMP expression
BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic bronchitis, emphysema and irreversible airflow… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Myeloperoxidase Plays Critical Roles in Killing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Inactivating Neutrophil Elastase: Effects on Host Defense1
Activated neutrophils use myeloperoxidase (MPO) to generate an array of potent toxic oxidants. In the current studies we used… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), MMP-2, and Serum Elastase Activity Are Associated With Systolic Hypertension and Arterial Stiffness
Background— Arterial stiffness is an independent determinant of cardiovascular risk, and arterial stiffening is the predominant… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Preoperative treatment with doxycycline reduces aortic wall expression and activation of matrix metalloproteinases in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Inhibition by boswellic acids of human leukocyte elastase.
Frankincense extracts and boswellic acids, biologically active pentacyclic triterpenes of frankincense, block leukotriene… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Compartmentalized IL-8 and elastase release within the human lung in unilateral pneumonia.
Because interleukin 8 (IL-8) is a potent neutrophil chemotactic and activating cytokine, we investigated IL-8 production in… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Complement activation during cardiopulmonary bypass in infants and children. Relation to postoperative multiple system organ failure.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Clathrin-coated pits contain an integral membrane protein that binds the AP-2 subunit with high affinity.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Human leukocyte and porcine pancreatic elastase: X-ray crystal structures, mechanism, substrate specificity, and mechanism-based inhibitors.
The serine protease family of enzymes is one of the most widely studied group of enzymes, as evidenced by the fact that more… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Elastases and elastin degradation.
The metabolic turnover of mature elastin fibers in adult animals is relatively slow. Although only small amounts of elastin are… 
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