Plant Kunitz proteinase inhibitor attenuates inflammation, oxidative stress and remodeling induced by elastase in mice

E. A. Leick, O. A. Theodoro-Junior, R. F. Righetti, R. Almeida-Reis, L. Oliva, B. T. M. Oliveira, N. M. Pinheiro, C. M. Prado, M. L. V. Oliva, M. A. Martins, I. F. L. C. Tibério (Sao Paulo, Diadema, Brazil)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Mechanisms of COPD: proteases and a whole lot more
Session: Mechanisms of COPD: proteases and a whole lot more
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1846
Disease area: Airway diseases

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E. A. Leick, O. A. Theodoro-Junior, R. F. Righetti, R. Almeida-Reis, L. Oliva, B. T. M. Oliveira, N. M. Pinheiro, C. M. Prado, M. L. V. Oliva, M. A. Martins, I. F. L. C. Tibério (Sao Paulo, Diadema, Brazil). Plant Kunitz proteinase inhibitor attenuates inflammation, oxidative stress and remodeling induced by elastase in mice. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 1846

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