Items for "polysaccharides"

Modulation of protease nexin-1 activity by polysaccharides

Protease nexin-1 (PN-1) is a non-circulating pericellular serpin expressed by vascular cells. PN-1 inhibits different proteases but when associated with glycosaminoglycans, its activity is mainly directed towards thrombin...

Keywords: Protease nexin-1, thrombin, smooth muscle cells, polysaccharides, fucoidans