Acute graft-versus-host disease—biologic process, prevention, and therapy

R Zeiser, BR Blazar - New England Journal of Medicine, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
When T cells from a bone marrow donor begin to attack the host within 3 months after
hematopoietic-cell transplantation, acute graft-versus-host disease results. The disease …

Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

P Strnad, NG McElvaney… - New England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency AAT is a protease inhibitor targeting neutrophil elastase. It
prevents the destruction of tissue, particularly in the lung, from elastase activity. AAT …

Role of alpha‐1 antitrypsin in human health and disease

F De Serres, I Blanco - Journal of internal medicine, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Alpha‐1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is an under‐recognized hereditary disorder
associated with the premature onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, liver cirrhosis …

Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of α1-antitrypsin without inhibition of elastase

D Jonigk, M Al-Omari, L Maegel… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The rationale of α1-antitrypsin (AAT) augmentation therapy to treat progressive emphysema
in AAT-deficient patients is based on inhibition of neutrophil elastase; however, the benefit of …

GVHD prophylaxis 2020

M Gooptu, JH Antin - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Graft-vs. host disease (GVHD), both acute and chronic are among the chief non-relapse
complications of allogeneic transplantation which still cause substantial morbidity and …

New and emerging therapies for acute and chronic graft versus host disease

LQ Hill, A Alousi, P Kebriaei, R Mehta… - Therapeutic …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Graft versus host disease (GVHD) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality
following allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT). Despite the use of …

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: A re-surfacing adult liver disorder

M Fromme, CV Schneider, C Trautwein… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Summary Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) arises from mutations in the SERPINA1
gene encoding alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) that lead to AAT retention in the endoplasmic …

Expanding the Clinical Indications for α1-Antitrypsin Therapy

EC Lewis - Molecular medicine, 2012 - Springer
Abstract α 1-Antitrypsin (AAT) is a 52-kDa circulating serine protease inhibitor. Production of
AAT by the liver maintains 0.9-1.75 mg/mL circulating levels. During acute-phase responses …

α1-Antitrypsin infusion for treatment of steroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease

JM Magenau, SC Goldstein, D Peltier… - Blood, The Journal …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Corticosteroid resistance after acute graft-versus-host disease (SR-aGVHD) results in high
morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. Current …

Well-known and less well-known functions of alpha-1 antitrypsin. Its role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other disease developments

S Janciauskiene, T Welte - Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) is an acute-phase protein, and is best known as an inhibitor of
the serine proteases, specifically, neutrophil elastase, proteinase 3, and cathepsin G. The …