Expression of prostasin and its inhibitors during colorectal cancer carcinogenesis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Clinical trials where cancer patients were treated with protease inhibitors have suggested that the serine protease, prostasin, may act as a tumour suppressor. Prostasin is proteolytically activated by the serine protease, matriptase...

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Main Authors: Kure Elin H, Tveit Kjell M, Lothe Inger MB, Bisgaard Hanne C, Friis Stine, Bornholdt Jette, Selzer-Plon Joanna, Vogel Ulla, Vogel Lotte K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/201