title: Letter to the Editor regarding the paper by Sun G et al: Elevated serum levels of neutrophil elastase in patients with influenza virus-associated encephalopathy. J Neuro Sci 2015;349:190-195.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama city 700-8558, Japan. Electronic address: pv702xz5@s.okayama-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nosaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama city 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hatayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama city 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Yousuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama city 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yashiro
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama city 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama city 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morishima
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases; D006801:Humans; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase / Q000097:blood*; D009975:Orthomyxoviridae; D012526:Satellite Viruses
chemical_list: D019272:Leukocyte Elastase