cathepsin G

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
CG
Pronunciation
/ˈkæθəpsɪn dʒiː/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. SLPI possesses potent inhibitory activity against neutrophil elastase, cathepsin G(CG), chymase, trypsin and chymotrypsin and play an important role in allergic and inflammatory diseases.
  2. To investigate the target antigens of other ANCA associated diseases, cathepsin G(CG) was found to be the major ANCA antigen in SLE and the anti cathepsin G(CG) antibodies were closely correlated with renal pathologic activities;
  3. Possible role for mast cell-derived cathepsin G(CG) in the adverse remodelling of stenotic aortic valves

Other meanings of CG