Potential mechanism of emphysema: alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor recovered from lungs of cigarette smokers contains oxidized methionine and has decreased elastase inhibitory capacity.

The elastase inhibitory capacity per mg of alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha 1 PI) was measured in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from 26 healthy smokers and 24 nonsmokers. Activity was decreased by 40% in smokers' BAL fluid compared to nonsmokers. This effect was demonstrable by usin...

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Hauptverfasser: Carp, H, Miller, F, Hoidal, J R, Janoff, A
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: 1982
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC346118/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6979049
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