A treatment with a protease inhibitor recombinant from the cattle tick (Rhipicephalus Boophilus microplus) ameliorates emphysema in mice.

A treatment with a protease inhibitor recombinant from the cattle tick (Rhipicephalus Boophilus microplus) ameliorates emphysema in mice.

<h4>Aims</h4>To determine whether a serine protease inhibitor treatment can prevent or minimize emphysema in mice.<h4>Methods</h4>C57BL/6 mice were subjected to porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) nasal instillation to induce emphysema and were treated with a serine protease in...

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Main Authors: Juliana D Lourenço, Luana P Neves, Clarice R Olivo, Adriana Duran, Francine M Almeida, Petra M M Arantes, Carla M Prado, Edna Aparecida Leick, Aparecida S Tanaka, Mílton A Martins, Sergio D Sasaki, Fernanda D T Q S Lopes
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4ceb7bc33a3643979cf45e3e658d440e
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