Activation of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator and Its Receptor Axis Is Essential for Macrophage Infiltration in a Prostate Cancer Mouse Model

Macrophages within the tumor microenvironment promote angiogenesis, extracellular matrix breakdown, and tumor cell migration, invasion, and metastasis. Activation of the urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor (uPAR) axis promotes prostate cancer tumorigenicity, invasion, metastasis,...

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Main Authors: Jian Zhang, Sudha Sud, Kosuke Mizutani, Margaret R. Gyetko, Kenneth J. Pienta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558611801089