Background— Cathepsin K (CatK), a potent elastinolytic and collagenolytic cysteine protease, likely participates in the evolution and destabilization of atherosclerotic plaques.

组白酶K，一种强有力的溶胶原半胱氨酸白酶，可能参动脉粥样硬斑块的演斑块不稳定有联系。