Design of drug-like hepsin inhibitors against prostate cancer and kidney stones
Hepsin, a transmembrane serine protease abundant in renal endothelial cells, is a promising therapeutic target against several cancers, particularly prostate cancer. It is involved in the release and polymerization of uromodulin in the urine, which plays a role in kidney stone formation. In this wor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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Series: | Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383519309566 |