Open AccessExpression of serine protease SNC19/matriptase and its inhibitor hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 in normal and malignant tissues of gastrointestinal tract
Author(s) -
Lei Zeng,
Jiashu Cao,
Xing Zhang
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i39.6202
Subject(s) - metastasis , tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase , lymph node , cancer , cancer research , pathology , serine protease , chemistry , biology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , protease , matrix metalloproteinase , enzyme , biochemistry
To provide the expression profile of serine protease SNC19/matriptase and its inhibitor hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 1 (HAI-1) in normal and malignant tissues of gastrointestinal tract at mRNA level for further study on their correlations with tumor progression and metastasis.