Open AccessPlasminogen activator inhibitor‐1: a potential etiological role in livedoid vasculopathy
Author(s) -
Gao Yimeng,
Jin Hongzhong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/iwj.13480
Subject(s) - medicine , pathogenesis , plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 , plasminogen activator , fibrosis , angiogenesis , inflammation , fibrinolysis , immunology , cancer research , pathology
Livedoid vasculopathy (LV) is a chronic, recurrent skin disorder with unknown aetiology and pathogenesis that seriously affects the quality of life of people who suffer from it. Plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)‐1 is a primary inhibitory component of the endogenous fibrinolytic system in blood coagulation. PAI‐1 also plays a role in many other physiological processes and activities, including thrombosis, fibrosis, wound healing, angiogenesis, inflammation, cell migration, and adhesion. Enhanced expression and genotype polymorphism of PAI‐1 have been observed in LV patients. In this review, we summarise the known functions of PAI‐1 with emphasis on the roles that PAI‐1 probably plays in the pathogenesis of LV, thereby illustrating that PAI‐1 represents a potential LV biomarker and therapeutic target for treating LV.