Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) display a unique ability to repair vascular injury and promote neovascularization although the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood...
Keywords: Endothelial progenitor, urokinase, Angiogenesis, proteolysis
04/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerIn epithelial ovarian cancer, the high mortality rate is usually ascribed to late diagnosis, since these tumors commonly lack early-warning symptoms, but tumor-associated biomarkers useful for prognosis or therapy response prediction are in short supply...
Keywords: ovarian cancer, PAI-1, plasminogen activator, plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1, proteolytic factors, tissue kallikreins, uPA, urokinase
08/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter