• Proteases from seafood as activators of protease-activated receptor-2 in airway epithelial cells 

      Larsen, Anett Kristin (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2010-12-03)
      The work is part of a larger thematic research initiative, “Airway reactions to biological particles derived from seafood”, and was initiated in 2005 after a study conducted in the Norwegian fish industry revealed increased airway symptoms in fish industry workers. The thesis investigates the ability fish and king crab trypsins have to affect airway epithelial cells and the initiation of intracellular ...