Increased Levels of Leukocyte Elastase in Ischemic Stroke and in Subjects with Vascular Risk Factors
- 22 February 1995
- journal article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Vol. 5 (1) , 50-54
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000107819
Abstract
Proteolytic enzymes by polymorphonuclear leukocytes such as elastase may contribute to the pathogenesis of acute cerebral ischemia. We measured elastase α1-protease inhibitor complexes (EIC) in acute ischemic stroke and in controls with and without vascular risk factors. Levels of EIC were higher in patients (n = 24, 51.4 ± 18.5 ng/ml) than in healthy controls (n = 26, 36.2 ± 11.5 ng/ml, pKeywords
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