Investigating the Link between Alpha-1 Antitrypsin and Human Neutrophil Elastase in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of COVID-19 Patients
Neutrophils play a pathogenic role in COVID-19 by releasing Neutrophils Extracellular Traps (NETs) or human neutrophil elastase (HNE). Given that HNE is inhibited by α1-antitrypsin (AAT), we aimed to assess the content of HNE, α1-antitrypsin (AAT) and HNE–AAT complexes (the AAT/HNE balance) in 33 br...
Main Authors: | Maura D’Amato, Valentina Vertui, Laura Pandolfi, Sara Bozzini, Tommaso Fossali, Riccardo Colombo, Anna Aliberti, Marco Fumagalli, Paolo Iadarola, Camilla Didò, Simona Viglio, Federica Meloni |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-05-01
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Series: | Current Issues in Molecular Biology |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1467-3045/44/5/143 |
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