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Macrophage Plg-RKT expression promotes diet-induced obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jan 2026
Miles Lindsey A, Bai Hongdong, Chakrabarty Sagarika, Baik Nagyung, Zhang Yuqing, Parmer Robert J, Samad Fahumiya
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BACKGROUND: Plg-RKT is a transmembrane plasminogen receptor that enhances the activation of plasminogen to plasmin and localizes proteolytic activity of plasmin on the cell surface. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the role of Plg-RKT in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). METHODS: Mice deficient in Plg-RKT in macrophages (mPlg-RKT-/-) or...
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