Serine Proteinase Inhibitors

Neutrophil granulocytes form the body's first line of antibacterial defense, but they also contribute to tissue injury and… Expand

Acne rosacea is an inflammatory skin disease that affects 3% of the US population over 30 years of age and is characterized by… Expand

Mediators involved in the generation of symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are poorly understood. Here we… Expand

BACKGROUND The majority of patients undergoing surgical treatment for ST-elevation myocardial infarction receive antifibrinolytic… Expand

There is a rapid global rise in obesity, and the link between obesity and diabetes remains somewhat obscure. We identified an… Expand

Bifidobacteria are Gram-positive prokaryotes that naturally colonize the human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and vagina. Although… Expand

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a continuing or relapsing inflammatory disease of the pancreas. In approximately one-third of all… Expand

We describe here eleven different mutations in SPINK5, encoding the serine protease inhibitor LEKTI, in 13 families with… Expand

Arthropod hemolymph contains proteins with serine proteinase inhibitory activity. These inhibitors may exist in plasma or in… Expand

Proteolytic cleavage of von Willebrand factor (vWF) takes place in the circulating blood of healthy subjects and is increased in… Expand