The origins of a concept: the protease-antiprotease imbalance hypothesis

Chest. 2002 Sep;122(3):1058-60. doi: 10.1378/chest.122.3.1058.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cartilage / physiopathology
  • Endopeptidases / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Lung / physiopathology
  • Protease Inhibitors / metabolism*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / physiopathology*
  • Pulmonary Emphysema / physiopathology*
  • Rabbits

Substances

  • Protease Inhibitors
  • Endopeptidases