Modulation of growth factor binding properties of α2-macroglobulin by enzyme therapy

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, Supplement

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2001, Pages

  Lauer, D ^a   Muller R ^a   Cott, C ^a   Otto, A ^a   Naumann, M ^a   Birkenmeier, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 macroglobulin; Cancer; Fibrosis; Proteinase therapy; TGF

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; BROMELAIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN A; PHLOGENZYM; PLASMIN; PROTEINASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRYPSIN;

BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME THERAPY; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SKIN FIBROBLAST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; BROMELAINS; CELL DIVISION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; METHYLAMINES; PROTEIN BINDING; RUTIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0034924840     PISSN: 09439404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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