Multifaceted Role of the Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator (uPA) and Its Receptor (uPAR): Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Applications

The plasminogen activator (PA) system is an extracellular proteolytic enzyme system associated with various physiological and pathophysiological processes. A large body of evidence support that among the various components of the PA system, urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), its receptor (u...

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Main Authors: Niaz Mahmood, Catalin Mihalcioiu, Shafaat A. Rabbani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
uPA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00024/full