The absence of uPAR attenuates insulin-induced vascular smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation

Thromb Res. 2008;123(2):336-41. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2008.05.004. Epub 2008 Jun 24.

Authors

Yosuke Kanno¹, Aya Kuroki, Misato Minamida, Aki Kaneiwa, Kiyotaka Okada, Kanji Tomogane, Koji Takeuchi, Shigeru Ueshima, Osamu Matsuo, Hiroyuki Matsuno

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Pathological Biochemistry, Doshisha Women's Collage of Liberal Arts, Kyoto, Japan. ykanno@dwc.doshisha.ac.jp

PMID: 18579182
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2008.05.004

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Cell Movement / drug effects*
Cell Movement / physiology
Cell Proliferation / drug effects*
Cells, Cultured
Cholesterol / analysis
Filipin / metabolism
Fluorescent Dyes / metabolism
Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology*
Insulin / pharmacology*
Mice
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / cytology*
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / physiology
Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator / deficiency*

Substances

Fluorescent Dyes
Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin
Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator
Filipin
Cholesterol