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Intracellular and extracellular serpins modulate lung disease

D J Askew1, G A Silverman

  • 1UPMC Newborn Medicine Program, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. rsidja@mwri.magee.edu

Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association
|December 17, 2008
PubMed
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Pulmonary diseases arise from an imbalance between peptidases and their inhibitors. This review focuses on serine peptidase inhibitors (serpins), their lung function, and therapeutic potential.

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