Substrates and Inhibitors of Antiplasmin Cleaving Enzyme and Fibroblast Activation Protein and Methods of Use
申请人:The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
公开号:US20150141660A1
公开(公告)日:2015-05-21
The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concepts 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 α
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-antiplasmin and abnormal cell proliferation. The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concepts also include substrates of APCE and FAP, which may be used, for example, in screening methods for identifying such inhibitors. The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concepts further include, but are not limited to, methods of treating or inhibiting atherosclerosis and thrombus disorders by altering the ratios of types of plasma α
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-antiplasmin and to methods of treating conditions involving abnormal cell proliferation such as cancers.