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Inhibition of neutrophil elastase suppresses the development of skin tumors in hairless mice.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Aug 1996
Starcher B, O'Neal P, Granstein R D, Beissert S
Abstract excerpt
In this study we investigated whether a reduction in neutrophil elastase activity in mice would alter the development of ultraviolet B or chemically induced skin tumors. A mutant strain of neutrophil elastase-deficient mice was developed by crossing beige mice with SKH 1 hairless mice. Ultraviolet irradiation three times per week for 20 wk developed an average of 10 tumors per normal mouse, whereas...
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