Inhibition of human neutrophil elastase by pentacyclic triterpenes.

<h4>Scope</h4>Inhibiting human neutrophil elastase (HNE) is a promising strategy for treating inflammatory lung diseases, such as H1N1 and SARS virus infections. The use of sivelestat, the only clinically registered synthesized HNE inhibitor, is largely limited by its risk of organ toxic...

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Main Authors: Li Feng, Xiaoyu Liu, Weiliang Zhu, Fujiang Guo, Yingchun Wu, Rui Wang, Kaixian Chen, Cheng Huang, Yiming Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24376583/?tool=EBI