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ReviewBiomolecules2025

Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in Skin Malignancies: Therapeutic Implications of Its Inhibition.

Taku Fujimura, Yusuke Muto, Yoshihide Asano

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Taku FujimuraDepartment of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6809-5833
Yusuke MutoDepartment of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7180-2786
Yoshihide AsanoDepartment of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5560-9778

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), a key regulator of fibrinolysis, has emerged as a critical stromal factor that contributes to tumor progression in various malignancies, including skin cancers. Beyond its classical role in inhibiting plasminogen activators, PAI-1 exerts pleiotropic effects within the tumor microenvironment, promoting immunosuppression, angiogenesis, and extracellular matrix remodeling. This review highlights the tumor-promoting functions of PAI-1 in melanoma, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, cutaneous angiosarcoma and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, with a particular focus on its modulation of tumor-associated macrophages, cancer-associated fibroblasts, and endothelial cells. We also discuss recent preclinical and clinical studies targeting PAI-1, including TM5614, a novel oral PAI-1 inhibitor currently under investigation in phase II /III trials. By summarizing the multifaceted roles of PAI-1 and its impact on the immune and stromal landscape of skin malignancies, this review provides a rationale for PAI-1 as a promising therapeutic target and calls for further clinical validation of PAI-1-directed therapies.

Indexed as

Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1Skin NeoplasmsAnimalsCarcinoma, Squamous CellHumansMelanomaTumor MicroenvironmentPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1angiogenesisimmune checkpointsmelanomaPAI-1SASPtumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID41008624
PMCPMC12467915

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