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Descriptor English: Tissue Kallikreins
Descriptor Spanish: Calicreínas de Tejido
Descriptor calicreínas tisulares
Entry term(s) calicreína glandular humana 1
calicreína glandular humana 2
calicreína hK1
calicreína hK2
calicreína pancreática
calicreína urinaria
calicreínas glandulares humanas
Scope note: Familia de SERINA ENDOPEPTIDASAS similares a la tripsina que se expresan en diferentes tipos celulares, como las células epiteliales de la próstata humana. Se forman a partir de la procalicreína tisular por acción de la TRIPSINA. Son muy similares al ANTÍGENO PROSTÁTICO ESPECÍFICO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Calicreínas Teciduais
Descriptor French: Kallicréines tissulaires
Entry term(s): Glandular Kallikrein
Glandular Kallikrein 1
Glandular Kallikrein-1
Glandular Kallikreins, Human
Human Glandular Kallikrein 1
Human Glandular Kallikrein 2
Human Glandular Kallikreins
Kallikrein 1
Kallikrein 2
Kallikrein, Glandular
Kallikrein, Pancreatic
Kallikrein, Prostate Specific
Kallikrein, Tissue
Kallikrein, Urinary
Kallikrein, hK1
Kallikrein, hK2
Kallikrein-1, Glandular
Kallikreins, Human Glandular
Kallikreins, Tissue
Pancreatic Kallikrein
Prostate Specific Kallikrein
Specific Kallikrein, Prostate
Tissue Kallikrein
Urinary Kallikrein
hK1 Kallikrein
hK2 Kallikrein
Tree number(s): D08.811.277.656.300.760.442.875
D08.811.277.656.959.350.442.875
D23.101.140.870
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020840
Scope note: A family of trypsin-like SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES that are expressed in a variety of cell types including human prostate epithelial cells. They are formed from tissue prokallikrein by action with TRYPSIN. They are highly similar to PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN.
Annotation: do not confuse PROSTATE SPECIFIC KALLIKREIN with PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Registry Number: EC 3.4.21.35
Previous Indexing: Endopeptidases (1982-1983)
Kallikreins (1983-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000; TISSUE KALLIKREIN was indexed under KALLIKREIN 1983-1999 & PEPTIDE PEPTIDOHYDROLASES 1982-1983
History Note: 2000; use TISSUE KALLIKREIN (NM) 1983-1999
DeCS ID: 34444
Unique ID: D020840
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/09
Revision Date: 2015/06/19
Tissue Kallikreins - Preferred
Concept UI M0328361
Scope note A family of trypsin-like SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES that are expressed in a variety of cell types including human prostate epithelial cells. They are formed from tissue prokallikrein by action with TRYPSIN. They are highly similar to PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN.
Preferred term Tissue Kallikreins
Entry term(s) Glandular Kallikrein
Glandular Kallikreins, Human
Human Glandular Kallikreins
Kallikrein, Glandular
Kallikrein, Tissue
Kallikreins, Human Glandular
Kallikreins, Tissue
Tissue Kallikrein
Human Glandular Kallikrein 1 - Narrower
Concept UI M0333861
Preferred term Human Glandular Kallikrein 1
Entry term(s) Glandular Kallikrein 1
Glandular Kallikrein-1
Kallikrein 1
Kallikrein, Pancreatic
Kallikrein, Urinary
Kallikrein, hK1
Kallikrein-1, Glandular
Pancreatic Kallikrein
Urinary Kallikrein
hK1 Kallikrein
Human Glandular Kallikrein 2 - Narrower
Concept UI M0115051
Preferred term Human Glandular Kallikrein 2
Entry term(s) Kallikrein 2
Kallikrein, Prostate Specific
Kallikrein, hK2
Prostate Specific Kallikrein
Specific Kallikrein, Prostate
hK2 Kallikrein



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