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Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Potentiates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neutrophil Activation [PDF]

The Journal of Immunology, 2003
Abstract Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) is a serine protease that catalyzes the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin. Although increased circulating levels of uPA are present in endotoxemia and sepsis, conditions in which activated neutrophils contribute to the development of acute organ dysfunction, the ability of uPA to ...
Edward, Abraham, Margaret R, Gyetko, Katherine, Kuhn, John, Arcaroli, Derek, Strassheim, Jong Sung, Park, Sreerama, Shetty, Steven, Idell   +7 more
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Immunohistochemical localization of urokinase-type plasminogen activator, urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor and α2-antiplasmin in human corneal perforation: a case report

BMC Ophthalmology, 2012
Background Corneal ulceration leading to perforation is associated with infectious and non-infectious destructive conditions in the cornea. The fibrinolytic (plasminogen/plasmin) system is considered to contribute to tissue remodeling in the wound ...
Sugioka Koji, Kodama Aya, Yoshida Koji, Okada Kiyotaka, Fukuda Masahiko, Shimomura Yoshikazu   +5 more
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Transcriptional regulation of the urokinase receptor (u-PAR) - A central molecule of invasion and metastasis [PDF]

, 2003
The phenomenon of tumor-associated proteolysis has been acknowledged as a decisive step in the progression of cancer. This short review focuses on the urokinase receptor (u-PAR), a central molecule involved in tumor-associated invasion and metastasis ...
Behrendt N., Bianchi E., Borglum A.D., Boyd D., Chapman H.A., Conese M., Cubellis M.V., Duffy M.J., Duffy M.J., Ellis V., Hollas W., Kariko K., Kook Y.H., Lakka S.S., Langer D.J., Leupold J.H., Lund L.R., Means A.L., Min H.Y., Mohanam S., Nekarda H., Pedersen H., Pyke C., Pyke C., Quattrone A., Resnati M., Roldan A., Schewe D., Shetty S., Soravia E., Suh T., Xue W.   +31 more
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Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Inhibits Efferocytosis of Neutrophils [PDF]

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2010
Phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, also called efferocytosis, plays an essential role in the resolution of inflammation. Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is a multifunctional protein that has been implicated in inflammatory conditions, including pneumonia and severe infection, which are often accompanied by the development of acute lung injury.
Yanping, Yang, Arnaud, Friggeri, Sami, Banerjee, Khalil, Bdeir, Douglas B, Cines, Gang, Liu, Edward, Abraham   +6 more
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Prognostic effects of SuPAR and Neopterin Levels on Patients with Lung Cancer

Pteridines, 2020
Background: Two unique biomarkers, soluble form of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) and neopterin, play a crucial role in inflammatory processes.
Yalcin Selim, Demir Mehmet Emin, Ozturk Reyhan, Kılınç Aytün Şadan, Suer Hatice, Karahan Irfan   +5 more
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Elevated PAI-1 is associated with poor clinical outcomes in pediatric patients with acute lung injury. [PDF]

, 2009
PurposeDeposition of fibrin in the alveolar space is a hallmark of acute lung injury (ALI). Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is an antifibrinolytic agent that is activated during inflammation. Increased plasma and pulmonary edema fluid levels of
Brady, Sandra, Curley, Martha AQ, Flori, Heidi, Matthay, Michael A, Sapru, Anil   +4 more
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Components of the plasminogen activation system promote engraftment of porous polyethylene biomaterial via common and distinct effects. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Rapid fibrovascularization is a prerequisite for successful biomaterial engraftment. In addition to their well-known roles in fibrinolysis, urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) or their inhibitor plasminogen ...
Christoph A Reichel, Maximilian E T Hessenauer, Kerstin Pflieger, Markus Rehberg, Sandip M Kanse, Stefan Zahler, Fritz Krombach, Alexander Berghaus, Sebastian Strieth   +8 more
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Early increases in plasminogen activator activity following partial hepatectomy in humans [PDF]

, 2004
Background Increases in urokinase-like plasminogen activator (uPA) activity are reported to be amongst the earliest events occurring in remnant liver following partial hepatectomy in rats, and have been proposed as a key component of the regenerative ...
Bird, N.C., Majeed, A.W., Mangnall, D., Smith, K.   +3 more
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Migrating Keratinocytes Express Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator

Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 1987
When confluent keratinocyte cultures were wounded by cutting with a blade, the cells rapidly retracted from the wounded site, leaving an area denuded of cells. Within 3-4 h of wounding, keratinocytes began to migrate from the edges and gradually reepithelialized the entire denuded area.
Morioka, Shinji, Lazarus, Gerald S., Baird, Janet L., Jensen, Pamela J.   +3 more
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Eleven genomic loci affect plasma levels of chronic inflammation marker soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor

Communications Biology, 2021
Dowsett and colleagues used a genome-wide association approach to investigate the genetic influence on soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor presence in the plasma of humans.
Joseph Dowsett, Egil Ferkingstad, Line Jee Hartmann Rasmussen, Lise Wegner Thørner, Magnús K. Magnússon, Karen Sugden, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Mike Frigge, Kristoffer Sølvsten Burgdorf, Sisse Rye Ostrowski, Erik Sørensen, Christian Erikstrup, Ole Birger Pedersen, Thomas Folkmann Hansen, Karina Banasik, Søren Brunak, DBDS Genomic Consortium, Vinicius Tragante, Sigrun Helga Lund, Lilja Stefansdottir, Bjarni Gunnarson, Richie Poulton, Louise Arseneault, Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt, Daníel Gudbjartsson, Jesper Eugen-Olsen, Hreinn Stefánsson, Kári Stefánsson, Henrik Ullum   +29 more
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