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Diabetic retinopathy: could the alpha-1 antitrypsin be a therapeutic option? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most important causes of blindness. The underlying mechanisms of this disease include inflammatory changes and remodeling processes of the extracellular-matrix (ECM) leading to pericyte and vascular endothelial cell ...
Chuluyan, Hector Eduardo   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Structural characterization and conformational dynamics of alpha-1 antitrypsin pathogenic variants causing alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

open access: yesFrontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022
Background: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD) is a progressive lung disease caused by inherited pathogenic variants in the SERPINA1 gene. However, their actual role in maintenance of structural and functional characteristics of the corresponding α-1
Noor Ahmad Shaik   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Testing for alpha-1 antitrypsin in COPD in outpatient respiratory clinics in Spain: A multilevel, cross-sectional analysis of the EPOCONSUL study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is the most common hereditary disorder in adults, but is under-recognized. In Spain, the number of patients diagnosed with AATD is much lower than expected according to epidemiologic studies.
Alcázar Navarrete, Bernardino   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Utility of routine screening for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in patients with bronchiectasis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a cause of bronchiectasis. Guidelines for bronchiectasis from the British Thoracic Society do not recommend to routinely test patients for AATD. In contrast, guidelines for AATD recommend routine screening.
Carreto, Luis   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Does urinary peptide content differ between COPD patients with and without inherited alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Differentiating between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with normal (PiMM) or deficient (PiZZ) genetic variants of alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) is important not only for understanding the pathobiology of disease progression but also ...
Carleo, Alfonso   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Delving into Vertebrate Serpins for Understanding their Evolution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The superfamily of serine proteinase inhibitors (serpins) is involved in an array of fundamental biological processes such as blood coagulation, cell differentiation, cell migration, complement activation, embryo implantation, fibrinolysis, angiogenesis,
Abhishek Kumar
core   +2 more sources

Elucidating the mechanism of action of alpha-1-antitrypsin using retinal pigment epithelium cells exposed to high glucose. Potential use in diabetic retinopathy.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Alpha-1-antitrypsin is a protein involved in avoidance of different processes that are seen in diabetic retinopathy pathogenesis. These processes include apoptosis, extracellular matrix remodeling and damage of vessel walls and capillaries ...
María Constanza Potilinski   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY IN CHILDREN

open access: yesМедицинский совет, 2017
Hereditary deficiency of the alpha-1-antitrypsin occupies a leading position among the causes of chronic nonspecific lung diseases with emphysema formation.
S. I. MELNIK   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Augmentation therapy with human alpha-1-proteinase inhibitor reduces exacerbations in patient with bronchiectasis and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a rare cause of noncystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis. The benefits of augmentation therapy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary emphysema are well established.
Emanuel Buck   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of lung disease in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: a systematic review - Supplementary Material [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Research data used in the paper 'Treatment of lung disease in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: a systematic review.', Edgar RG, Patel M, Bayliss S, Crossley D, Sapey E, Turner AM, forthcoming in The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ...
Bayliss, S.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

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