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Alpha-1 antitrypsin augmentation therapy and biomarkers of elastin degradation.
COPD - 1 Aug 2013
Ma Shuren, Lin Yong Y, He Jiangtao, Rouhani Farshid N, Brantly Mark, Turino Gerard M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Intravenous alpha-1 antitrypsin protein (AAT) augmentation is a prescribed therapy for severe, genetically determined, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), a genetic basis for pulmonary emphysema. AAT, a predominant systemic inhibitor of neutrophil elastase thus far has not been shown to decrease elastin degradation in a significant number of patients on this therapy. The objective of this study was...
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