elastase
noun
elas·tase
i-ˈla-ˌstās 
-ˌstāz
: an enzyme especially of pancreatic juice that digests elastin
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One study found that rice water contains the same biological antioxidant activity as vitamin C.2 Rice water may also lessen the activity of an enzyme called elastase, which is involved in skin aging.
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Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Researchers haven’t identified any upper limit for normal elastase results.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
Inadequate amounts of elastase and other pancreatic enzymes allow fats and proteins to pass through the small intestine intact and unabsorbed.
—New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
More than 10 years ago, such disease links prompted some companies to begin to develop compounds that inhibit neutrophil elastase.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 5 Mar. 2020
Researchers suspect these vagrant neutrophils release neutrophil elastase and other molecules at the wrong spots, including the lungs, causing the tissue damage seen in COPD.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 5 Mar. 2020
Hibiscus inhibits the production of elastase, which breaks down elastin—a critical protein to keeping your skin bouncy and fresh.
—Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 12 Nov. 2019
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Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
Researchers haven’t identified any upper limit for normal elastase results.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
Inadequate amounts of elastase and other pancreatic enzymes allow fats and proteins to pass through the small intestine intact and unabsorbed.
—New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
More than 10 years ago, such disease links prompted some companies to begin to develop compounds that inhibit neutrophil elastase.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 5 Mar. 2020
Researchers suspect these vagrant neutrophils release neutrophil elastase and other molecules at the wrong spots, including the lungs, causing the tissue damage seen in COPD.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 5 Mar. 2020
Hibiscus inhibits the production of elastase, which breaks down elastin—a critical protein to keeping your skin bouncy and fresh.
—Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 12 Nov. 2019
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elastase
noun
elas·tase
i-ˈlas-ˌtās, -ˌtāz
: an enzyme especially of pancreatic juice that digests elastin
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