Background: The effect of proteolytic enzymes including Cathepsin K (CatK), a cysteine cathepsin, in onset and progression of cancers including apoptosis, proliferation, cancer immunology, inflammatory cell recruitment ...

Background: Eleven cysteine cathepsins have been identified in human, Cathepsin B, C, F, H, K, L, O, S, V, X and W. Studies related to their specific functions, regulation and distribution patterns in tissues have not ...