| 释义 |
alpha1-antitrypsin α1-an·ti·tryp·sinA glycoprotein that is the major protease inhibitor of human serum, is synthesized in the liver, and is genetically polymorphic due to the presence of 25 alleles; people appropriately homozygous are deficient in α1-trypsin and are predisposed to pulmonary emphysema and juvenile hepatic cirrhosis because of alterations in the amino acid and sialic acid components of the glycoprotein. The concentration of α1-antitrypsin increases in response to injury or infection. α1-Antitrypsin also inhibits thrombin and elastase. Synonym(s): α1-trypsin inhibitor, human α1-protease inhibitorα1-an·ti·tryp·sin (an'tē-trip'sin) A glycoprotein that is the major protease inhibitor of human serum, is synthesized in the liver, and is genetically polymorphic due to the presence of 25 alleles; people appropriately homozygous are deficient in α1-trypsin and are predisposed to pulmonary emphysema and juvenile hepatic cirrhosis because of alterations in the amino acid and sialic acid components of the glycoprotein. |