The presently disclosed inventive concept(s) include inhibitors of antiplasmin cleaving enzyme (APCE) and fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAP) which can be used in various therapies related to disorders of fibrin and α2-antiplasmin and abnormal cell proliferation. The presently disclosed inventive concept(s) also include substrates of APCE and FAP, which may be used, for example, in screening methods for identifying such inhibitors. The presently disclosed inventive concept(s) further include, but are not limited to, methods of treating or inhibiting atherosclerosis and thrombus disorders by altering the ratios of types of plasma α2-antiplasmin and to methods of treating conditions involving abnormal cell proliferation such as cancers.
本发明公开的发明概念包括抗蛋白溶解酶(APCE)和成纤维细胞活化蛋白α(FAP)的
抑制剂,这些
抑制剂可用于与
纤维蛋白和α2-抗蛋白溶解酶紊乱以及异常细胞增殖有关的各种治疗中。本发明公开的发明构思还包括 APCE 和 FAP 的底物,例如,可用于鉴定此类
抑制剂的筛选方法中。目前公开的发明概念还包括但不限于通过改变血浆α2-
抗蛋白酶类型的比例来治疗或抑制动脉粥样硬化和血栓疾病的方法,以及治疗涉及异常细胞增殖(如癌症)的病症的方法。