Induction of vascular SMC proliferation by urokinase indicates a novel mechanism of action in vasoproliferative disorders

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2848-2854

  Kanse, Sandip M ^a   Benzakour, Omar ^b   Kanthou, Chryso ^b   Kost, Christine ^a   Roger Lijnen, H ^c   Preissner, Klaus T ^a  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^b THROMBOSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Neointima; Proliferation; Smooth muscle; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; PROTEIN KINASE; UROKINASE;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CATALYSIS; CELL MIGRATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 0031471689     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.11.2848     Document Type: Article

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