A novel method of treating and preventing diseases is provided. In particular, compositions and methods of blocking diseases associated with aberrant levels of nitric oxide and facilitated by a serine proteolytic (SP) activity are disclosed, which consist of administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having a serine protease inhibitory activity. Among effective compounds are &agr;
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-antitrypsin and synthetic drugs mimicking some or all of the actions of &agr;
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-antitrypsin.
本文提供了一种治疗和预防疾病的新方法。特别是,本发明公开了阻断与
一氧化氮水平异常相关并由
丝氨酸蛋白酶(
SP)活性促进的疾病的组合物和方法,其中包括向受试者施用治疗有效量的具有
丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制活性的化合物。其中有效的化合物有
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-抗胰
蛋白酶和模拟 &agr; 1 的部分或全部作用的合成药物;
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-抗胰
蛋白酶。