Inhaled porcine pancreatic elastase causes bronchoconstriction via a bradykinin-mediated mechanism.
Scuri M, Forteza R, Lauredo I, Sabater JR, Botvinnikova Y, Allegra L, Abraham WM.
Scuri M, et al.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2000 Oct;89(4):1397-402. doi: 10.1152/jappl.2000.89.4.1397.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2000.
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To test this hypothesis, we measured lung resistance (RL) in sheep before and after inhalation of porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) alone and after pretreatment with a bradykinin B(2) antagonist (NPC-567), the specific human elastase inhibitor ICI 200,355, the hista …
To test this hypothesis, we measured lung resistance (RL) in sheep before and after inhalation of porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) alone an …