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SUBMITTER: Sawicki KT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9837113 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sawicki Konrad Teodor KT Nannini Drew R DR Bielinski Suzette J SJ Larson Nicholas B NB Lloyd-Jones Donald M DM Psaty Bruce B Taylor Kent D KD Shah Sanjiv J SJ Rasmussen-Torvik Laura J LJ Wilkins John T JT McNally Elizabeth M EM Patel Ravi B RB
Scientific reports 20230112 1
Circulating protease inhibitors are important regulators of inflammation that are implicated in the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF). Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) is a serine protease inhibitor which protects pulmonary tissues against inflammatory damage; however, its role in HF is not well understood. We sought to evaluate associations of circulating SLPI and genetically-mediated serum SLPI with incident HF and its subtypes in a multi-ethnic cohort of adults using clinical ...[more]