Boswellic acids and protease activities

B Rall; H P Ammon; H Safayhi

doi:10.1016/S0944-7113(96)80015-8

Boswellic acids and protease activities

Phytomedicine. 1996 May;3(1):75-6. doi: 10.1016/S0944-7113(96)80015-8.

Authors

B Rall¹, H P Ammon, H Safayhi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmacology, Institute for Pharmazeutical Sciences, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, D-72076 Tuebingen, Germany.

PMID: 23194866
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(96)80015-8

Abstract

The involvement of human leukocyte elastase (HLE) in several inflammatory processes and the reported inhibitory effect of ursolic acid on HLE has prompted the authors to start investigation on the effects of acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid (AKBA) on serine proteinases including HLE.