[EN] ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC FOR UROKINASE-TYPE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF<br/>[FR] ANTICORPS SPÉCIFIQUES POUR L'ACTIVATEUR DE PLASMINOGÈNE DE TYPE UROKINASE ET PROCÉDÉS D'UTILISATION DE CEUX-CI
申请人:UNIV CALIFORNIA
公开号:WO2014120555A1
公开(公告)日:2014-08-07
The present disclosure relates to antibodies specific for urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA). According to certain embodiments, the anti-uPA antibody specifically binds to the active form of uPA. In certain aspects, the anti-uPA antibody that specifically binds to active uPA binds specifically to the active form of human uPA (e.g., the antibody does not cross-react with active forms of uPA from nonhuman organisms). In certain aspects, an anti-uPA antibody of the present disclosure competes for specific binding to uPA with plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI -1 ), where binding of the antibody to uPA results in internalization of a complex that includes the antibody, uPA, and urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR).