Eisenia fetida Protease-III-1 Functions in Both Fibrinolysis and Fibrogenesis

The fibrinolytic function of earthworm protease-III-1 (EfP-III-1) has been studied in recent years. Here, we found that EfP-III-1 acted not only in fibrinogenolysis, but also in fibrogenesis. We have used EfP-III-1 to hydrolyze fibrinogen, and to activate plasminogen and prothrombin. Based on...

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Main Authors: Jing Zhao, Rong Pan, Jian He, Ying Liu, Dong-Feng Li, Rong-Qiao He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/97654