Pulmonary Emphysema Articles & Analysis
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Overactive elastase can cause excessive breakdown of elastin, leading to diseases such as emphysema, where the alveoli in the lungs lose their elasticity, and various skin disorders marked by premature aging or loss of elasticity. Elastase in Pathological Conditions One of the most well-studied conditions involving elastase is emphysema, a form of chronic ...
Martin Keszler, MD. Steven M. Donn, MD, Richard L. Bucciarelli. MD. Dale C. Alverson, MD, Montgomery Hart. MD. Victor Lunyong, MD. Houchang D. Modanlou. MD. Akihiko Noguchi. MD. Stephen A. Pearlman. MD, Asha Purl, MD. David Smith, MBChB. Robert Stavis. PhD. MD. Margaret N. Watkins. MD. and Thomas R. Harris. MD From the Deportments of Pedlotrlcs, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; University ...
Here, we show that compared with smoke exposure, mice receiving ENDS vapor for 4 months failed to develop pulmonary inflammation or emphysema. However, ENDS exposure, independent of nicotine, altered lung lipid homeostasis in alveolar macrophages and epithelial cells. ...