Sentences with phrase «of elastase»

Important information regarding the efficiency of digestion and absorption can be gleaned from the measurement of the fecal levels of elastase (pancreatic exocrine sufficiency), muscle and vegetable fibers, carbohydrates, and steatocrit (% total fat).

The ingredient was found to increase skin elasticity by activating the synthesis and maturation of elastin, while decreasing the activity of elastase enzymatic degradation.

Under experimental conditions, the researchers then demonstrated that elevated levels of elastase dramatically reduce the survival and operation of muscle stem cells in culture.

Not exact matches

NetScientific PLC (LON: NSCI), the transatlantic healthcare IP commercialisation group, said today that its portfolio company, ProAxsis, had conducted its first sale of NEATstik ®, the company's point - of - care test for measuring neutrophil elastase.

Clinical testing in human subjects shows that a 50 mg serving of Dermaval ™ inhibits glucose - induced elastase activity in young healthy subjects.

To try to block elastase, biochemist Drew Smith of NeXstar Pharmaceuticals in Boulder, Colorado, earlier this year synthesized a nucleic acid sequence called an aptamer, which is designed for its shape.

The higher the dose, the less likely that blood would leak into the lungs, a sign of damage caused by elastase.

Presence of the M - type sPLA2 receptor on neutrophils and its role in elastase release and adhesion.

Flavonoids also inhibit collagenase and elastase, the enzymes responsible for the breakdown of connective tissue.

This component of curry spice inhibits the secretion of collagenase, hyaluronidase, and elastase, all pro-inflammatory enzymes that are linked to the breakdown of cartilage that characterizes osteoarthritis.

It also blocks the action of enzymes which degrade tissue such as collagenase, elastase, and hyaluronidase (Chainani, 2003).

Research shows that turmeric inhibits a key enzyme (elastase) that reduces the ability of elastin from forming.