Up-Regulation of Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator in Corneal Epithelial Cells Induced by Wounding - Concepedia

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Up-Regulation of Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator in Corneal Epithelial Cells Induced by Wounding

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2003

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Masanao Watanabe, Wataru Yano, Shōichi Kondō, Yukio Hattori, Naoyuki Yamada, Ryoji Yanai, Teruo Nishida

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Abstract

Mechanical wounding induces up-regulation of uPA at both the protein and mRNA levels in corneal epithelial cells. uPA may thus contribute to epithelial cell migration during corneal epithelial wound healing.

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