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A mutant, noninhibitory plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 decreases matrix accumulation in experimental glomerulonephritis.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Aug 2003
Huang Yufeng, Haraguchi Masashi, Lawrence Daniel A, Border Wayne A, Yu Ling, Noble Nancy A
Abstract excerpt
In fibrotic renal disease, elevated TGF-beta and angiotensin II lead to increased plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1). PAI-1 appears to reduce glomerular mesangial matrix turnover by inhibiting plasminogen activators, thereby decreasing plasmin generation and plasmin-mediated matrix de...
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