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Elastase inhibitors as potential therapies for ELANE-associated neutropenia.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Oct 2017
Makaryan Vahagn, Kelley Merideth L, Fletcher Breanna, Bolyard Audrey Anna, Aprikyan A Andrew, Dale David C
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in ELANE, the gene for neutrophil elastase (NE), a protease expressed early in neutrophil development, are the most frequent cause of cyclic (CyN) and severe congenital neutropenia (SCN). We hypothesized that inhibitors of NE, acting either by directly inhibiting enzymatic activity or as chaperones for the mutant protein, might be effective as therapy for CyN and SCN. We investigated β-lactam-based...
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