More than destructive: neutrophil‐derived serine proteases in cytokine bioactivity control

@article{Bank2001MoreTD,  title={More than destructive: neutrophil‐derived serine proteases in cytokine bioactivity control},  author={Ute Bank and Siegfried Ansorge},  journal={Journal of Leukocyte Biology},  year={2001},  volume={69},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:30791872}}
High amounts of the active serine proteases elastase, cathepsin G, and proteinase 3 are released from infiltrating polymorphonuclear cells in close temporal correlation to elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines, strongly indicating that these proteases are involved in the control of cytokine bioactivity and availability.

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