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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-8-10
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pubmed:abstractText |
According to a current hypothesis, pulmonary emphysema results from damage to the elastic fiber network caused by an imbalance within the lower respiratory tract between elastase(s) and protease inhibitors. This hypothesis is based largely on studies of persons with genetic deficiency of serum alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor. We recently reported a spontaneously occurring emphysema in the pallid mouse with an inherited deficiency of serum alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor. This animal reproduces important features of the human condition. We describe here the changes in alveolar elastolytic burden and in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cell population, which precede and accompany the development of emphysema in pallid mice.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
0023-6837
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
73
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
40-7
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid,
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-Disease Models, Animal,
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-Elastin,
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-Leukocyte Elastase,
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-Lung,
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-Mice,
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-Mice, Inbred C57BL,
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-Pancreatic Elastase,
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-Pulmonary Emphysema,
pubmed-meshheading:7603039-alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
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pubmed:year |
1995
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Pallid mice with genetic emphysema. Neutrophil elastase burden and elastin loss occur without alteration in the bronchoalveolar lavage cell population.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Institute of Pathological Anatomy, University of Siena, Italy.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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