Cathepsin S: investigating an old player in lung disease pathogenesis, comorbidities, and potential therapeutics

Cathepsin S: investigating an old player in lung disease pathogenesis, comorbidities, and potential therapeutics

Abstract Dysregulated expression and activity of cathepsin S (CTSS), a lysosomal protease and a member of the cysteine cathepsin protease family, is linked to the pathogenesis of multiple diseases, including a number of conditions affecting the lungs. Extracellular CTSS has potent elastase activity...

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Main Authors: Ryan Brown, Sridesh Nath, Alnardo Lora, Ghassan Samaha, Ziyad Elgamal, Ryan Kaiser, Clifford Taggart, Sinéad Weldon, Patrick Geraghty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-020-01381-5

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