Thrombin cleaves membrane-bound endoglin potentially contributing to the heterogeneity of circulating endoglin in preeclampsia

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Increased levels of soluble endoglin (sEng) are found in serum, plasma, and urine of preeclampsia patients. sEng is released from membrane-bound endoglin through the proteolytic activity of metalloproteases, but its structural heterogeneity suggests the involvement of additional proteases. Considering the roles of thrombin and sEng in preeclampsia pathogenesis, we investigated whether thrombin cleaves endoglin....

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