I. Plasminogen: Structure and Regulation.- 1. Human Plasminogen: Structure, Activation, and Function.- 2. Plasminogen Activators: Structure and Function.- 3. Plasminogen Activators Inhibitors.- 4. Regulation of Plasminogen Gene Expression.- 5. Plasminogen Receptors.- 6. The Role of Lys-Plasminogen in Cell-Mediated Plasmin Production.- 7. Plasmin Reductase.- 8. Mechanism of Angiostatin Formation from Plasminogen.- II. Physiological Roles of Plasminogen.- 9. Lessons Learned from the Pig Deficient Mice (Plg-/-).- 10. Plasminogen-Directed Phenotypes in Mice.- 11. Role of the Plasminogen and MMP Systems in Wound Healing.- 12. Matrix Metalloproteinases and the Plasminogen System in Tumor Progression.- 13. Role of Plasminogen Activation in Hematopoietic Malignancies and in Normal Hematopoiesis.- 14. The Role of Plasminogen in Bone Remodeling.- 15. Plasminogen Activators in CNS Physiology and Disease.- 16. Role of the Plasminogen Activator-Plasmin System in Angiogenesis.
