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Effect of dsRNA on Mesangial Cell Synthesis of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type 1 and Tissue Plasminogen Activator [PDF]

, 2009
Background/Aims: Viral infections are a major problem worldwide and many of them are complicated by virally induced glomerulonephritides. Progression of kidney disease to renal failure is mainly attributed to the development of renal fibrosis ...
Wörnle, Markus, Merkle, Monika, Sauter, Matthias, Ribeiro, Andrea, Roeder, Maximilian   +4 more
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Association among Fibrinolytic Proteins, Metabolic Syndrome Components, Insulin Secretion, and Resistance in Schoolchildren

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2015
We investigated the role of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and its soluble receptors (suPAR) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in metabolic syndrome (MetS) components, insulin secretion, and resistance in schoolchildren.
Jin-Shuen Chen, Chung-Ze Wu, Nain-Feng Chu, Li-Chien Chang, Dee Pei, Yuh-Feng Lin   +5 more
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An Impedimetric Biosensing Strategy Based on BicyclicPeptides as Bioreceptors for Monitoring h-uPA Cancer Biomarkers

Chemosensors, 2023
In the era of liquid biopsies, the reliable and cost-effective detection and screening of cancer biomarkers has become of fundamental importance, thus paving the way for the advancement of research in the field of point-of-care testing and the ...
Giulia Moro, Leonardo Ferrari, Alessandro Angelini, Federico Polo   +3 more
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Staphylococcus aureus proteins Sbi and Efb recruit human plasmin to degrade complement C3 and C3b [PDF]

, 2012
Upon host infection, the human pathogenic microbe Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) immediately faces innate immune reactions such as the activated complement system. Here, a novel innate immune evasion strategy of S. aureus is described.
Peter F. Zipfel, Christine Skerka, Kraiczy, Peter, Michael Reuter, Reuter, Michael, Skerka, Christine, Barthel, Diana, Diana Barthel, Koch, Tina K., Elsen, Jean van den, Böhm, Sascha, Zipfel, Peter F., Jean van den Elsen, Peter Kraiczy, Tina K Koch, Sascha Böhm, Peter F Zipfel, Tina K. Koch   +17 more
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Profile of Matrix-Remodeling Proteinases in Osteoarthritis: Impact of Fibronectin

Cells, 2019
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex and specialized three-dimensional macromolecular network, present in nearly all tissues, that also interacts with cell surface receptors on joint resident cells.
Selene Pérez-García, Mar Carrión, Irene Gutiérrez-Cañas, Raúl Villanueva-Romero, David Castro, Carmen Martínez, Isidoro González-Álvaro, Francisco J. Blanco, Yasmina Juarranz, Rosa P. Gomariz   +9 more
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Urokinase Plasminogen Activator

, 2016
The urokinase plasminogen activator system (uPAS) is an essential mechanism in a wide variety of biological processes such as fibrinoloysis, inflammation, atherosclerotic plaque formation, matrix remodeling during wound healing, tumor invasion ...
Ali Salajegheh, Salajegheh, Ali
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Multimodal therapy for synergic inhibition of tumour cell invasion and tumour-induced angiogenesis [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) are highly invasive tumours with frequent local and distant recurrence. Metastasis formation requires degradation of the extracellular matrix, which is fulfilled by membrane-associated ...
Olivier Gires, Muehlenweg Bernd, Pamela Zengel, Muehlenweg, Bernd, Gires, Olivier, Ramp, D., Gires, O., Alexander Berghaus, Gires Olivier, Mack, Brigitte, Zengel, Pamela, Zahler, Stefan, Muehlenweg, B., Diana Ramp, Stefan Zahler, Mack, B., Bernd Muehlenweg, Zahler, S., Berghaus Alexander, Mack Brigitte, Zengel, P., Suna Schmitz, Berghaus, Alexander, Schmitz, Suna, Schmitz, S., Ramp, Diana, Schmitz Suna, Zahler Stefan, Zengel Pamela, Brigitte Mack, Ramp Diana, Berghaus, A.   +31 more
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Evaluation of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor, Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor, and β1 Integrin in Patients with Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2017
Background: The objective of this study is to indicate the role of urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR), soluble uPAR (suPAR), and β1 integrin in tumor growth and invasion of lymph nodes from Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) patients. Materials and Methods: In this study, 25 lymph
Shirin Kouhpayeh, Alireza Andalib, Marjan Gharagozloo, Mohammad Hossein Sanei, Nafiseh Esmaeil, Mohammad Reza Maracy   +5 more
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Novel bi- and trifunctional inhibitors of tumor-associated proteolytic systems [PDF]

, 2003
Serine proteases, cysteine proteases, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are involved in cancer cell invasion and metastasis. Recently, a recombinant bifunctional inhibitor (chCysuPA(19-31)) directed against cysteine proteases and the urokinasetype ...
Sato, Sumito, Assfalg-Machleidt, Irmgard, Magdolen, Ulla, Schmitt, Manfred, Rettenberger, Peter, Magdolen, Viktor, Krol, Janna   +6 more
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Growth Factor Receptors and Apoptosis Regulators: Signaling Pathways, Prognosis, Chemosensitivity and Treatment Outcomes of Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research, 2009
Biomarkers of breast cancer are necessary for prognosis and prediction to chemotherapy. Prognostic biomarkers provide information regarding outcome irrespective of therapy, while predictive biomarkers provide information regarding response to therapy ...
Siddik Sarkar, Mahitosh Mandal
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