Production of Secretory Leucocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI) in Human Pancreatic β-Cells

• Main Authors: Max Nyström (Author), Magnus Bergenfeldt (Author), Irena Ljungcrantz (Author), Èsa Lindeheim (Author), Kjell Ohlsson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Secretory leucocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) is a potent inhibitor of granulocyte elastase and cathepsin G, and also an inhibitor of pancreatic enzymes like trypsin, chymotrypsin and pancreatic elastase. SLPI has also been shown to inhibit HIV-1 infections by blocking viral DNA synthesis. Since SLP...