Tumstatin, a Matrikine Derived from Collagen Type IVα3, is Elevated in Serum from Patients with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
OBJECTIVES: Fibrosis and cancer are characterized by extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. The basement membrane is mainly composed by collagen type IV and laminin. Tumstatin is a matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) generated matrikine of collagen type IV α3 chain. We evaluated the potential of tums...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Translational Oncology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193652331830010X |