Platelet-activating factor receptor plays a role in lung injury and death caused by influenza A in mice [PDF]
Influenza A virus causes annual epidemics which affect millions of people worldwide. A recent Influenza pandemic brought new awareness over the health impact of the disease.
Sousa, Lirlandia P. +60 more
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Lipopolysaccharide induces nitric oxide synthase expression and platelet-activating factor increases nitric oxide production in human fetal membranes in culture [PDF]
Platelet-activating factor and nitric oxide may be involved in the initiation of human labour as inflammatory mediators. The aim of this study was to test whether platelet-activating factor and lipopolysaccharide were able to induce nitric oxide synthase
Damian J Murphy +17 more
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Ginkgolides are the major active component of Ginkgo biloba for inhibition of platelet activating factor receptor. An azide-alkyne Huisgen cycloaddition reaction was used to introduce a triazole nucleus into the target ginkgolide molecules.
Jian Cui +5 more
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Structural identification of oxidized acyl-phosphatidylcholines that induce platelet activation [PDF]
Oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) generates proinflammatory and prothrombotic mediators that may play a crucial role in cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases.
Siedler, F. +3 more
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Platelet adhesion in atherogenesis [PDF]
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for the degree of Master of PhilosophyPlatelets are known to play a key role in acute coronary events, such as myocardial infarction, associated with advanced
Watkins, Jennifer
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The role of platelet-derived growth factor in radiation injury to the lower urinary tract [PDF]
MD ResApproximately half of all patients diagnosed with cancer will receive radiotherapy as a part of the management of their tumours. Radiotherapy allows organ sparing treatment but it is associated with a number of acute and late unwanted effects ...
Sheaff, Michael
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To hydrolyze or not to hydrolyze: the dilemma of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase
Mounting ambiguity persists around the functional role of the plasma form of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH). Because PAF-AH hydrolyzes PAF and related oxidized phospholipids, it is widely accepted as an anti-inflammatory enzyme.
Gopal Kedihitlu Marathe +5 more
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A Novel Platelet-Activating Factor Receptor Antagonist Inhibits Choroidal Neovascularization and Subretinal Fibrosis. [PDF]
Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is a critical pathogenesis in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of blindness in developed countries.
Han Zhang +6 more
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Anti-platelet therapy: ADP receptor antagonists. [PDF]
The P2Y(12) receptor on platelets with which ADP interacts has an important role in promoting platelet function and thereby platelet involvement in both haemostasis and thrombosis.
Heptinstall, S +3 more
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Effects of oxidized low density lipoprotein, lipid mediators and statins on vascular cell interactions [PDF]
The integrin heterodimer CD11b/CD18 (alpha M beta 2, Mac-1, CR3) expressed on monocytes or polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) is a receptor for iC3b, fibrinogen, heparin, and for intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 on endothelium, crucially ...
Erl, Wolfgang +7 more
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