Deficiency of cathepsin S attenuates angiotensin II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm formation in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

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Cathepsin L Activity Is Essential to Elastase Perfusion–Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Mice

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Cathepsin K Deficiency Reduces Elastase Perfusion–Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Mice

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Tumor necrosis factor-α converting enzyme is a key mediator of abdominal aortic aneurysm development

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Role of vascular endothelial growth factor-A in development of abdominal aortic aneurysm

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Cysteinyl cathepsins and mast cell proteases in the pathogenesis and therapeutics of cardiovascular diseases

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Cystatin C Deficiency Promotes Inflammation in Angiotensin II–Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurisms in Atherosclerotic Mice

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Regulatory CD8+ T cells induced by exposure to all-trans retinoic acid and TGF-β suppress autoimmune diabetes

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The pathophysiology of abdominal aortic aneurysm growth: Corresponding and discordant inflammatory and proteolytic processes in abdominal aortic and popliteal artery aneurysms

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Pathophysiology and epidemiology of abdominal aortic aneurysms

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Elevated MMP-8 and Decreased Myeloperoxidase Concentrations Associate Significantly with the Risk for Peripheral Atherosclerosis Disease and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm1

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Cathepsin K gene disruption does not affect murine aneurysm formation

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Review of Current Theories for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Pathogenesis

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Leukocyte Cathepsin S Is a Potent Regulator of Both Cell and Matrix Turnover in Advanced Atherosclerosis

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In vitro induction of regulatory T cells by anti-CD3 antibody in humans

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