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Gastrin activates paracrine networks leading to induction of PAI-2 via MAZ and ASC-1.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Feb 2009
Almeida-Vega Simon, Catlow Krista, Kenny Susan, Dimaline Rod, Varro Andrea
Abstract excerpt
The gastric hormone gastrin regulates the expression of a variety of genes involved in control of acid secretion and also in the growth and organization of the gastric mucosa. One putative target is plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 (PAI-2), which is a component of the urokinase activator system that acts extracellularly to inhibit urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and intracellularly to suppress apoptosis....
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