A 1998 study published in Nature Medicine found that mice lacking neutrophil elastase show impaired host defense against gram-negative bacterial sepsis.
Notes on verification
Confirmed via PubMed (PMID 9585234) and Nature Medicine journal listing; matches title, journal, year, and findings exactly.
Sources
- Structures of Neutrophil Serine Protease 4 Reveal an Unusual ... (cell.com)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9585234/ (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/nm0598-615 (nature.com)