Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) as a biomarker of systemic chronic inflammation

LJH Rasmussen, JEV Petersen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Systemic chronic inflammation (SCI) is persistent, health-damaging, low-grade inflammation
that plays a major role in immunosenescence and in development and progression of many …

Multifaceted role of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor (uPAR): diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic applications

N Mahmood, C Mihalcioiu, SA Rabbani - Frontiers in oncology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The plasminogen activator (PA) system is an extracellular proteolytic enzyme system
associated with various physiological and pathophysiological processes. A large body of …

uPAR: a versatile signalling orchestrator

F Blasi, P Carmeliet - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2002 - nature.com
The plasminogen system has been implicated in clot lysis, wound healing, tissue
regeneration, cancer and many other processes that affect health and disease. The …

The urokinase‐type plasminogen activator system in cancer metastasis: a review

PA Andreasen, L Kjøller, L Christensen… - … journal of cancer, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The urokinase‐type plasminogen activator (u‐PA) system consists of the serine proteinases
plasmin and u‐PA; the serpin inhibitors α2‐anti‐plasmin, PAI‐1 and PAI‐2; and the u‐PA …

suPAR: the molecular crystal ball

M Thunø, B Macho, J Eugen-Olsen - Disease markers, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
soluble urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) levels reflect inflammation and
elevated suPAR levels are found in several infectious diseases and cancer. suPAR exists in …

Ly6 family proteins in neutrophil biology

PY Lee, JX Wang, E Parisini… - Journal of leukocyte …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The murine Ly6 complex was identified 35 years ago using antisera to lymphocytes. With
advances in mAb development, molecular cloning, and genome sequencing,> 20 …

The plasminogen activation system in tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis

PA Andreasen*, R Egelund, HH Petersen - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2000 - Springer
Generation of the serine proteinase plasmin from the extracellular zymogen plasminogen
can be catalyzed by either of two other serine proteinases, the urokinase-and tissue-type …

Microregional extracellular matrix heterogeneity in brain modulates glioma cell invasion

AC Bellail, SB Hunter, DJ Brat, C Tan… - The international journal …, 2004 - Elsevier
The invasion of neoplastic cells into healthy brain tissue is a pathologic hallmark of gliomas
and contributes to the failure of current therapeutic modalities (surgery, radiation and …

Satellite cells attract monocytes and use macrophages as a support to escape apoptosis and enhance muscle growth

B Chazaud, C Sonnet, P Lafuste, G Bassez… - The Journal of cell …, 2003 - rupress.org
Once escaped from the quiescence niche, precursor cells interact with stromal components
that support their survival, proliferation, and differentiation. We examined interplays between …

Usefulness of suPAR as a biological marker in patients with systemic inflammation or infection: a systematic review

Y Backes, KF van der Sluijs, DP Mackie, F Tacke… - Intensive care …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Systemic levels of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR)
positively correlate with the activation level of the immune system. We reviewed the …