Protease Balance
Protease Balance is a regulatory construct in connective tissue biology that denotes the equilibrium between proteolytic enzyme activity and their endogenous inhibitors, ensuring controlled extracellular matrix remodeling without pathological degradation.
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Proteolytic Balance
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Interferon γ Induction of Pulmonary Emphysema in the Adult Murine Lung
Zhongde Wang, Tao Zheng, Zhou Zhu et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2000 · 412 citations · Full text
Life Sciences, Immunology, Pathology +17
Nrf2‐deficient mice are highly susceptible to cigarette smoke‐induced emphysema
Takashi Iizuka, Yukio Ishii, Ken Itoh et al. · Genes to Cells · 2005 · 333 citations
Immunolocalization of elastase in human emphysematous lungs.
V.V. Damiano, A. Tsang, Umberto Kucich et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1986 · 181 citations · Full text
Medicine, Immunology, Pathology +17
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States
2 publications · 136 citations
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, United States
2 publications · 52 citations
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
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18 publications
779 citations

Washington University in St. Louis
St Louis, United States
2 h-index
11 publications
1.2K citations
Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)
Ingelheim, Germany
2 h-index
6 publications
169 citations
Yale University
New Haven, United States
2 h-index
4 publications
472 citations
Bayer (Germany)
Leverkusen, Germany
2 h-index
16 publications
948 citations

Veterans Health Administration
Washington D.C., United States
2 h-index
5 publications
169 citations

University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
2 h-index
5 publications
106 citations

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, United States
2 h-index
5 publications
106 citations
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Repository · 6 publications · 209 citations
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2 publications · 218 citations
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AJRCCM · 2 publications · 152 citations
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AJRCMB · 2 publications · 52 citations
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2 publications · 68 citations
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