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| Geaquinto,D.L.A.; Fernandes,R.S.; Lima,L.G.; Barja-Fidalgo,C.; Monteiro,R.Q.. |
| A correlation between cancer and prothrombotic states has long been described. More recently, a number of studies have focused on the procoagulant mechanisms exhibited by tumor cells. In the present study, we dissected the molecular mechanisms responsible for the procoagulant activity of MV3, a highly aggressive human melanoma cell line. It was observed that tumor cells strongly accelerate plasma coagulation as a result of: i) expression of the blood clotting initiator protein, a tissue factor, as shown by flow cytometry and functional assays (factor Xa formation in the presence of cells and factor VIIa), and ii) direct activation of prothrombin to thrombin by cells, as evidenced by hydrolysis of the synthetic substrate, S-2238, and the natural substrate,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: MV3 melanoma; Blood clotting; Tissue factor. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000200004 |
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| Barja-Fidalgo,C.; Coelho,A.L.J.; Saldanha-Gama,R.; Helal-Neto,E.; Mariano-Oliveira,A.; Freitas,M.S. de. |
| Extracellular matrix proteins and cell adhesion receptors (integrins) play essential roles in the regulation of cell adhesion and migration. Interactions of integrins with the extracellular matrix proteins lead to phosphorylation of several intracellular proteins such as focal adhesion kinase, activating different signaling pathways responsible for the regulation of a variety of cell functions, including cytoskeleton mobilization. Once leukocytes are guided to sites of infection, inflammation, or antigen presentation, integrins can participate in the initiation, maintenance, or termination of the immune and inflammatory responses. The modulation of neutrophil activation through integrin-mediated pathways is important in the homeostatic control of the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Integrin; Disintegrin; Leukocytes; Activation; Proliferation; Signal transduction. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005001000008 |
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