TRYPTASE AND PROTEASE-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR-2 EXPRESSION PARALLELED WITH MICROVASCULAR DENSITY IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
Abstract
Tryptase, a serine protease stored and released from mast cells (MCs) granules has been identified as a new non-classical angiogenetic factor and it is an agonist of the proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2).Published in vitro data suggest that tryptase may increase capillary growth and endothelial cell proliferation by activation of PAR-2. According to these data we shown that MCDPT, PAR-2 and MVD paralleled to each other suggesting a role in in vivo breast cancer angiogenesis. In this context several tryptase inhibitors such as gabexate mesilate and nafamostat mesilate might be evaluated in clinical trials as a new antiangiogenetic drugs.
Anno di pubblicazione
2010
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0923-7534
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