[Elastin and arteriosclerosis: determination and characterization of elastin peptides in blood].

Categoría Estudio primario
RevistaComptes rendus des seances de la Societe de biologie et de ses filiales
Año 1992

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During pathologies such as arteriosclerosis and emphysema, degradation of elastin by elastases occurs and elastin peptides are produced. In order to evaluate elastin degradation, measurements of elastin peptide concentration in human blood were carried out. According to elastin peptides used for obtention of antibodies and for ELISA, the measured values are different. Elastin peptides have several biological effects: they are chemotactic, modify ion fluxes and several intracellular mechanisms.
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