| abstract |
The present invention relates to methods and uses for the preparation, purification, formulation of biologically active recombinant elastase proteins. Recombinant methods for producing therapeutically useful elastase proteins, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such elastase proteins, are described. New recombinant elastase proteins and protein preparations are also disclosed. Methods for treating and preventing diseases of biological delivery tracts using pharmaceutical compositions containing an elastase protein of the invention are described. |