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Identification and Characterization of ShSPI, a Kazal-Type Elastase Inhibitor from the Venom of Scolopendra Hainanum.
Toxins - 5 Dec 2019
Luan Ning, Zhao Qiyu, Duan Zilei, Ji Mengyao, Xing Meichen, Zhu Tengyu, Mwangi James, Rong Mingqiang, Liu Jiangxin, Lai Ren
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Elastase is a globular glycoprotein and belongs to the chymotrypsin family. It is involved in several inflammatory cascades on the basis of cleaving the important connective tissue protein elastin, and is strictly regulated to a balance by several endogenous inhibitors. When elastase and its inhibitors are out of balance, severe diseases will develop, especially those involved in the cardiopulmonary system. Much...
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