"Leukocyte Elastase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins, including elastin. It cleaves preferentially bonds at the carboxyl side of Ala and Val, with greater specificity for Ala. EC 3.4.21.37.
| Descriptor ID |
D019272
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.300.760.560.500 D08.811.277.656.959.350.560.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Leukocyte Elastase- Leukocyte Elastase
- Elastase, Leukocyte
- Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Elastase
- Elastase, Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte
- Leukocyte Elastase, Polymorphonuclear
- Neutrophil Elastase
- Elastase, Neutrophil
- PMN Elastase
- Elastase, PMN
- Granulocyte Elastase
- Elastase, Granulocyte
- Lysosomal Elastase
- Elastase, Lysosomal
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leukocyte Elastase" by people in Profiles.
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Pneumolysin potentiates oxidative inactivation of alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor by activated human neutrophils. Respir Med. 2004 Sep; 98(9):865-71.
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Exposure of N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine-activated human neutrophils to the Pseudomonas aeruginosa-derived pigment 1-hydroxyphenazine is associated with impaired calcium efflux and potentiation of primary granule enzyme release. Infect Immun. 1999 Oct; 67(10):5157-62.