Microbial proteinases as an universal trigger of kinin generation in microbial infections

Agents Actions Suppl. 1992:38 ( Pt 3):362-9.

Authors

H Maeda¹, K Maruo, T Akaike, H Kaminishi, Y Hagiwara

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.

PMID: 1462868

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacterial Infections / physiopathology*
Candidiasis / physiopathology*
Endopeptidases / metabolism*
Enzyme Activation
Factor XII / metabolism
Humans
Kallikreins / metabolism
Kinins / metabolism*
Models, Biological
Prekallikrein / metabolism

Substances

Kinins
Factor XII
Prekallikrein
Endopeptidases
Kallikreins