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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 187, 期 3, 页码 1448-1457出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1004091
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- Department of Defense [USAMRMC W81XWH-05-1-0159]
- National Institutes of Health [R01 HL078871]
Macrophages (Mp) and the plasminogen system play important roles in tissue repair following injury. We hypothesized that Mp-specific expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is sufficient for Mp to migrate into damaged muscle and for efficient muscle regeneration. We generated transgenic mice expressing uPA only in Mp, and we assessed the ability of these mice to repair muscle injury. Mp-only uPA expression was sufficient to induce wild-type levels of Mp accumulation, angiogenesis, and new muscle fiber formation. In mice with wild-type uPA expression, Mp-specific overexpression further increased Mp accumulation and enhanced muscle fiber regeneration. Furthermore, Mp expression of uPA regulated the level of active hepatocyte growth factor, which is required for muscle fiber regeneration, in damaged muscle. In vitro studies demonstrated that uPA promotes Mp migration through proteolytic and nonproteolytic mechanisms, including proteolytic activation of hepatocyte growth factor. In summary, Mp-derived uPA promotes muscle regeneration by inducing Mp migration, angiogenesis, and myogenesis. The Journal of Immunology, 2011, 187: 1448-1457.
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