Proteolytic enzymes and their inhibitors
Koeppel, M.C.; Sayag, J.
Allergie et Immunologie 25(7): 286-288
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0397-9148 PMID: 8216729 Document Number: 417803
Tryptase (T), chymase (C), carboxypeptidase A, cathepsin G-like constituent of preformed mediators contained in mastocyte granules, are a group of neutral proteases with proteolytic activity. These enzymes gives differentiation of two groups of mastocytes, MCTC and MCT as a function of the richness of enzymes. Although the functions of these molecules are becoming better and better understood, their exact roles as well as that of their inhibitors, still remain to be explored in urticaria.