Abstract:Background: Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT) is a protein that is the main inhibitor of neutrophil elastase and is released during inflammatory processes to reduce the activity of proteolytic enzymes in areas of inflammation. An indicator in the diagnosis of diseases of the small and large intestine. AAT plays an important role in the pathogenesis and regulation of the inflammatory process in inflammatory bowel diseases, can be used as diagnostic and prognostic markers in patients with intestinal lesions. The aim of … Show more
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