Reduced gene expression of bikunin as a prognostic marker for renal cell carcinoma

• Published in: Experimental Oncology
• Date: 2014
• Main Authors: Bayraktar, E., Igci, M., Erturhan, S., Igci, Y.Z., Karakok, M., Gogebakan, B., Ulasli, M., Cakmak, E.A., Arslan, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут експериментальної патології, онкології і радіобіології ім. Р.Є. Кавецького НАН України 2014
• Subjects: Original contributions
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/145340
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Reduced gene expression of bikunin as a prognostic marker for renal cell carcinoma / E. Bayraktar, M. Igci, S. Erturhan, Y.Z. Igci, M. Karakok, B. Gogebakan, M. Ulasli, E.A. Cakmak, A. Arslan // Experimental Oncology. — 2014. — Т. 36, № 2. — С. 107-111. — Бібліогр.: 43 назв. — англ.

Aim: Experimental and clinical studies showed that bikunin, a Kunitz-type protease inhibitor, found in urine and amniotic fluid has a role in spread of tumor cells by providing a significant reduction in the levels of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its specific receptor urokinase-typ...