ReviewTheranostics2013
Role of urokinase receptor in tumor progression and development.
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 119 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Tuning lipid nanoparticle pKa to exploit the vitronectin corona for tumor-selective mRNA delivery to the lung.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2026Article
- Hypoxia tumor-associated macrophages facilitate hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis via uPA-uPAR pathway.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Endogenous targeting lipid nanoparticles for systemic mRNA delivery to lung cancer tumors.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2026Article
- Emerging roles of haemostatic proteins as markers of disease progression and prognosis in breast cancer.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2026Review
- Fibrotic Disease: from Signaling Pathways and Biomarkers to Molecular Imaging.Molecular imaging and biology · 2025Review
- Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and preeclampsia risk: Impaired angiogenesis through suppression of VEGF signaling.Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) · 2025Article
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- Circulating miR-10b, soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 as predictors of non-small cell lung cancer progression and treatment response.Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers · 2024Article
- Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor (uPAR) Expression and [Molecular imaging and biology · 2023Article
- Smart nanoparticles for cancer therapy.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2023Review
- Diagnostic Value of Preoperative uPAR-PET/CT in Regional Lymph Node Staging of Oral and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Phase II Trial.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- ICAM-1-suPAR-CD11b Axis Is a Novel Therapeutic Target for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.Cancers · 2023Article
- Potential of uPAR, αvβ6 Integrin, and Tissue Factor as Targets for Molecular Imaging of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Evaluation of Nine Targets in Primary Tumors and Metastases by Immunohistochemistry.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- The Role of Selected Serpins in Gastrointestinal (GI) Malignancies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Expression patterns of uPAR, TF and EGFR and their potential as targets for molecular imaging in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.Oncology reports · 2022Article
- Polymeric biocompatible iron oxide nanoparticles labeled with peptides for imaging in ovarian cancer.Bioscience reports · 2022Article
- Urokinase Receptor uPAR Downregulation in Neuroblastoma Leads to Dormancy, Chemoresistance and Metastasis.Cancers · 2022Article
- Personalized Targeted Therapeutic Strategies against Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. An Evidence-Based Review of Literature.International journal of nanomedicine · 2022Review
- The Urokinase Receptor (uPAR) as a "Trojan Horse" in Targeted Cancer Therapy: Challenges and Opportunities.Cancers · 2021Review
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Abstract
Elevated level of urokinase receptor (uPAR) is detected in various aggressive cancer types and is closely associated with poor prognosis of cancers. Binding of uPA to uPAR triggers the conversion of plasminogen to plasmin and the subsequent activation of metalloproteinases. These events confer tumor cells with the capability to degrade the components of the surrounding extracellular matrix, thus contributing to tumor cell invasion and metastasis. uPA-uPAR interaction also elicits signals that stimulate cell proliferation/survival and the expression of tumor-promoting genes, thus assisting tumor development. In addition to its interaction with uPA, uPAR also interacts with vitronectin and this interaction promotes cancer metastasis by activating Rac and stimulating cell migration. Although underlying mechanisms are yet to be fully elucidated, uPAR has been shown to facilitate epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and induce cancer stem cell-like properties in breast cancer cells. The fact that uPAR lacks intracellular domain suggests that its signaling must be mediated through its co-receptors. Indeed, uPAR interacts with diverse transmembrane proteins including integrins, ENDO180, G protein-coupled receptors and growth factor receptors in cancer cells and these interactions are proven to be critical for the role of uPAR in tumorigenesis. Inhibitory peptide that prevents uPA-uPAR interaction has shown the promise to prolong patients' survival in the early stage of clinical trial. The importance of uPAR's co-receptor in uPAR's tumor-promoting effects implicate that anti-cancer therapeutic agents may also be developed by disrupting the interactions between uPAR and its functional partners.
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