[Urokinase therapy in diabetic retinopathy (author's transl)].
1981
K Kojima, and
M Suzuki, and
H Ichikawa, and
K Ichikawa, and
F Torii, and
Y Sato, and
T Oguri, and
Y Yamaguchi, and
M Kobayashi, and
H Asanuma
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D010450
Endopeptidases
A subclass of PEPTIDE HYDROLASES that catalyze the internal cleavage of PEPTIDES or PROTEINS.
Endopeptidase,Peptide Peptidohydrolases
D003930
Diabetic Retinopathy
Disease of the RETINA as a complication of DIABETES MELLITUS. It is characterized by the progressive microvascular complications, such as ANEURYSM, interretinal EDEMA, and intraocular PATHOLOGIC NEOVASCULARIZATION.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014568
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
A proteolytic enzyme that converts PLASMINOGEN to FIBRINOLYSIN where the preferential cleavage is between ARGININE and VALINE. It was isolated originally from human URINE, but is found in most tissues of most VERTEBRATES.