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  1. Article ; Online: Histones induce phosphatidylserine exposure and a procoagulant phenotype in human red blood cells.

    Semeraro, F / Ammollo, C T / Esmon, N L / Esmon, C T

    Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH

    2014  Volume 12, Issue 10, Page(s) 1697–1702

    Abstract: Background: Extracellular histones exert part of their prothrombotic activity through the stimulation of blood cells. Besides platelets, histones can bind to red blood cells (RBCs), which are important contributors to thrombogenesis, but little is known ...

    Abstract Background: Extracellular histones exert part of their prothrombotic activity through the stimulation of blood cells. Besides platelets, histones can bind to red blood cells (RBCs), which are important contributors to thrombogenesis, but little is known about the functional consequences of this interaction.
    Objectives: To evaluate the effect of histones on the procoagulant potential of human RBCs with particular regard to the expression of surface phosphatidylserine (PS).
    Methods: PS exposure on human RBCs treated with a natural mixture of histones or recombinant individual histones was evaluated with fluorescein isothiocyanate-annexin-V binding and measured with flow cytometry. Calcium influx in RBCs loaded with the calcium-sensitive fluorophore Fluo-4 AM was assessed with flow cytometry. The procoagulant potential of histone-treated RBCs was evaluated with a purified prothrombinase assay and a one-stage plasma recalcification clotting test.
    Results: Natural histones induced PS exposure on RBCs in a dose-dependent manner, and neutralization or cleavage of histones by heparin or activated protein C, respectively, abolished PS externalization. H4 was mainly responsible for the stimulating activity of histones, whereas the other subtypes were almost ineffective. Similarly, natural histones and H4 induced influx of calcium into RBCs, whereas the other individual histones did not. Histone-induced exposure of PS on RBCs translated into increased prothrombinase complex-mediated prothrombin activation and accelerated fibrin formation in plasma.
    Conclusions: Histones induce RBCs to express a procoagulant phenotype through the externalization of PS. This finding provides new insights into the prothrombotic activity of extracellular histones.
    MeSH term(s) Aniline Compounds/chemistry ; Animals ; Annexin A5/chemistry ; Blood Coagulation ; Blood Platelets/metabolism ; Calcium/chemistry ; Cattle ; Coagulants/chemistry ; Erythrocytes/cytology ; Flow Cytometry ; Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate/chemistry ; Histones/chemistry ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Phenotype ; Phosphatidylserines/chemistry ; Recombinant Proteins/chemistry ; Thromboplastin/chemistry ; Xanthenes/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Aniline Compounds ; Annexin A5 ; Coagulants ; Fluo 4 ; Histones ; Phosphatidylserines ; Recombinant Proteins ; Xanthenes ; Thromboplastin (9035-58-9) ; Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate (I223NX31W9) ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-08-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2112661-6
    ISSN 1538-7836 ; 1538-7933
    ISSN (online) 1538-7836
    ISSN 1538-7933
    DOI 10.1111/jth.12677
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  2. Article: Thrombomodulin.

    Esmon, N L

    Progress in hemostasis and thrombosis

    1989  Volume 9, Page(s) 29–55

    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Blood Coagulation ; Blood Coagulation Factors/immunology ; Calcium/metabolism ; Cell Membrane/metabolism ; Endocytosis ; Endothelium, Vascular/injuries ; Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism ; Factor V/metabolism ; Factor Va ; Humans ; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Structure ; Protein C/metabolism ; Protein Conformation ; Rabbits ; Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism ; Receptors, Thrombin ; Thrombin/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Blood Coagulation Factors ; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor ; Protein C ; Receptors, Cell Surface ; Receptors, Thrombin ; Factor Va (65522-14-7) ; Factor V (9001-24-5) ; Thrombin (EC 3.4.21.5) ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 1989
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 121802-5
    ISSN 0362-6350
    ISSN 0362-6350
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  3. Article: Thrombomodulin.

    Esmon, N L

    Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

    1987  Volume 13, Issue 4, Page(s) 454–463

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism ; Humans ; Molecular Weight ; Protein C/metabolism ; Receptors, Cell Surface/isolation & purification ; Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology ; Receptors, Thrombin ; Thrombin/physiology
    Chemical Substances Protein C ; Receptors, Cell Surface ; Receptors, Thrombin ; Thrombin (EC 3.4.21.5)
    Language English
    Publishing date 1987-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 196901-8
    ISSN 1098-9064 ; 0094-6176
    ISSN (online) 1098-9064
    ISSN 0094-6176
    DOI 10.1055/s-2007-1003522
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  4. Article ; Online: Extracellular histones increase plasma thrombin generation by impairing thrombomodulin-dependent protein C activation.

    Ammollo, C T / Semeraro, F / Xu, J / Esmon, N L / Esmon, C T

    Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH

    2010  Volume 9, Issue 9, Page(s) 1795–1803

    Abstract: Background: Histones are basic proteins that contribute to cell injury and tissue damage when released into the extracellular space. They have been attributed a prothrombotic activity, because their injection into mice induces diffuse microvascular ... ...

    Abstract Background: Histones are basic proteins that contribute to cell injury and tissue damage when released into the extracellular space. They have been attributed a prothrombotic activity, because their injection into mice induces diffuse microvascular thrombosis. The protein C-thrombomodulin (TM) system is a fundamental regulator of coagulation, particularly in the microvasculature, and its activity can be differentially influenced by interaction with several cationic proteins.
    Objective: To evaluate the effect of histones on the protein C-TM system in a plasma thrombin generation assay and in purified systems.
    Methods: The effect of histones on plasma thrombin generation in the presence or absence of TM was analyzed by calibrated automated thrombinography. Protein C activation in purified systems was evaluated by chromogenic substrate cleavage. The binding of TM and protein C to histones was evaluated by solid-phase binding assay.
    Results: Histones dose-dependently increased plasma thrombin generation in the presence of TM, independently of its chondroitin sulfate moiety. This effect was not caused by inhibition of activated protein C activity, but by the impairment of TM-mediated protein C activation. Histones were able to bind to both protein C and TM, but the carboxyglutamic acid domain of protein C was required for their effect. Histones H4 and H3 displayed the highest activity. Importantly, unlike heparin, DNA did not inhibit the potentiating effect of histones on thrombin generation.
    Conclusions: Histones enhance plasma thrombin generation by reducing TM-dependent protein C activation. This mechanism might contribute to microvascular thrombosis induced by histones in vivo at sites of organ failure or severe inflammation.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Blood Coagulation/drug effects ; Blood Coagulation/physiology ; DNA/metabolism ; DNA/pharmacology ; Extracellular Space/metabolism ; Heparin/metabolism ; Heparin/pharmacology ; Histones/metabolism ; Histones/pharmacology ; Humans ; In Vitro Techniques ; Mice ; Protein Binding ; Protein C/metabolism ; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism ; Thrombin/biosynthesis ; Thrombomodulin/metabolism ; Thrombosis/blood ; Thrombosis/etiology
    Chemical Substances Histones ; Protein C ; Recombinant Proteins ; THBD protein, human ; Thrombomodulin ; Heparin (9005-49-6) ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; Thrombin (EC 3.4.21.5)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-12-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2112661-6
    ISSN 1538-7836 ; 1538-7933
    ISSN (online) 1538-7836
    ISSN 1538-7933
    DOI 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04422.x
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  5. Article: Regulated endothelial protein C receptor shedding is mediated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme/ADAM17.

    Qu, D / Wang, Y / Esmon, N L / Esmon, C T

    Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH

    2006  Volume 5, Issue 2, Page(s) 395–402

    Abstract: Endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) plays an important role in the protein C anticoagulation pathway. Previously, we have reported that EPCR can be shed from the cell surface, and that this is mediated by an unidentified metalloproteinase. In this ... ...

    Abstract Endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) plays an important role in the protein C anticoagulation pathway. Previously, we have reported that EPCR can be shed from the cell surface, and that this is mediated by an unidentified metalloproteinase. In this study, we demonstrate that tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme/ADAM17 (TACE) is responsible for EPCR shedding. Phorbol-12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-stimulated EPCR shedding is reduced by approximately 50% in HEK293 cells transfected with human EPCR cDNA and by 60% in human umbilical vein endothelial cells after transfection of TACE small interfering RNA (siRNA) into these cells. PMA-stimulated EPCR shedding is completely blocked in fibroblasts from TACE-deficient mice transfected with human EPCR cDNA, and restored by transfection of TACE cDNA into this cell line. To characterize the EPCR sequence requirement for shedding, we generated several mutants of EPCR. Replacing amino acids from residue 193 to residue 200 with the FLAG sequence (DYKDDDDK) completely blocks EPCR shedding, whereas a single amino acid substitution in this region has less effect on EPCR shedding.
    MeSH term(s) ADAM Proteins/metabolism ; ADAM Proteins/physiology ; ADAM17 Protein ; Animals ; Antigens, CD/genetics ; Antigens, CD/metabolism ; Cell Line ; Endothelial Protein C Receptor ; Endothelium, Vascular/cytology ; Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Transgenic ; Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics ; Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism ; Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/pharmacology ; Transfection ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
    Chemical Substances Antigens, CD ; Endothelial Protein C Receptor ; PROCR protein, human ; Receptors, Cell Surface ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; ADAM Proteins (EC 3.4.24.-) ; ADAM17 Protein (EC 3.4.24.86) ; ADAM17 protein, human (EC 3.4.24.86) ; Adam17 protein, mouse (EC 3.4.24.86) ; Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate (NI40JAQ945)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2006-12-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2112661-6
    ISSN 1538-7836 ; 1538-7933
    ISSN (online) 1538-7836
    ISSN 1538-7933
    DOI 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02347.x
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  6. Article: Reconstitution of the human endothelial cell protein C receptor with thrombomodulin in phosphatidylcholine vesicles enhances protein C activation.

    Xu, J / Esmon, N L / Esmon, C T

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    1999  Volume 274, Issue 10, Page(s) 6704–6710

    Abstract: Blocking protein C binding to the endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) on the endothelium is known to reduce protein C activation rates. Now we isolate human EPCR and thrombomodulin (TM) and reconstitute them into phosphatidylcholine vesicles. The ... ...

    Abstract Blocking protein C binding to the endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) on the endothelium is known to reduce protein C activation rates. Now we isolate human EPCR and thrombomodulin (TM) and reconstitute them into phosphatidylcholine vesicles. The EPCR increases protein C activation rates in a concentration-dependent fashion that does not saturate at 14 EPCR molecules/TM. Without EPCR, the protein C concentration dependence fits a single class of sites (Km = 2.17 +/- 0.13 microM). With EPCR, two classes of sites are apparent (Km = 20 +/- 15 nM and Km = 3.2 +/- 1.7 microM). Increasing the EPCR concentration at a constant TM concentration increases the percentage of high affinity sites. Holding the TM:EPCR ratio constant while decreasing the density of these proteins results in a decrease in the EPCR enhancement of protein C activation, suggesting that there is little affinity of the EPCR for TM. Negatively charged phospholipids also enhance protein C activation. EPCR acceleration of protein C activation is blocked by anti-EPCR antibodies, but not by annexin V, whereas the reverse is true with negatively charged phospholipids. Human umbilical cord endothelium expresses approximately 7 times more EPCR than TM. Anti-EPCR antibody reduces protein C activation rates 7-fold over these cells, whereas annexin V is ineffective, indicating that EPCR rather than negatively charged phospholipid provide the surface for protein C activation. EPCR expression varies dramatically among vascular beds. The present results indicate that the EPCR concentration will determine the effectiveness of the protein C activation complex.
    MeSH term(s) Blood Coagulation Factors ; Cell Line ; Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism ; Humans ; Membranes, Artificial ; Phosphatidylcholines ; Protein C/metabolism ; Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry ; Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism ; Recombinant Proteins/chemistry ; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism ; Thrombomodulin/chemistry ; Thrombomodulin/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Blood Coagulation Factors ; Membranes, Artificial ; Phosphatidylcholines ; Protein C ; Receptors, Cell Surface ; Recombinant Proteins ; Thrombomodulin ; activated protein C receptor
    Language English
    Publishing date 1999-03-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1074/jbc.274.10.6704
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  7. Article: Thrombogenic mechanisms of antiphospholipid antibodies.

    Esmon, N L / Smirnov, M D / Esmon, C T

    Thrombosis and haemostasis

    1997  Volume 78, Issue 1, Page(s) 79–82

    Abstract: These studies indicate how immunoglobulin populations that react with phospholipid surfaces in the absence of other cofactor molecules can selectively inhibit anticoagulant pathways and lead to a prothrombotic state. These studies combined with those of ... ...

    Abstract These studies indicate how immunoglobulin populations that react with phospholipid surfaces in the absence of other cofactor molecules can selectively inhibit anticoagulant pathways and lead to a prothrombotic state. These studies combined with those of others indicating the presence of a-PE antibodies (often in isolation) in thrombotic patients illustrate the need to better define the assays to determine patients at risk. Neither the LA assays nor the anti-cardiolipin assays presently in use may be testing for the population(s) of clinical importance. A better understanding of the biochemical requirements of the various reactions involved should help the rational design of such assays. The preliminary studies of Salmon, et al, also show that the genetic context of the patient may contribute to the thrombotic mechanism of any APA present. It is unlikely any single mechanism is responsible for the thrombogenic activity of all APAs associated with thrombosis and this will be a fertile field of investigation for a significant time to come.
    MeSH term(s) Antibodies, Antiphospholipid/immunology ; Blood Coagulation/immunology ; Disease Susceptibility/immunology ; Humans ; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor/immunology ; Membranes/immunology ; Phosphatidylserines/blood ; Protein C/chemistry ; Protein C/physiology ; Thrombosis/immunology
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Antiphospholipid ; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor ; Phosphatidylserines ; Protein C
    Language English
    Publishing date 1997-07
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 518294-3
    ISSN 0340-6245
    ISSN 0340-6245
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  8. Article: Lupus anticoagulants and thrombosis: the role of phospholipids.

    Esmon, N L / Smirnov, M D / Esmon, C T

    Haematologica

    1997  Volume 82, Issue 4, Page(s) 474–477

    Abstract: Background and objective: Lupus anticoagulants (LAs) are loosely defined as immunoglobulins that inhibit phospholipid dependent coagulation assays. Antiphospholipid antibodies (APAs) are those immunoglobulins that are observed to bind to phospholipids, ... ...

    Abstract Background and objective: Lupus anticoagulants (LAs) are loosely defined as immunoglobulins that inhibit phospholipid dependent coagulation assays. Antiphospholipid antibodies (APAs) are those immunoglobulins that are observed to bind to phospholipids, usually cardiolipin, in ELISA type assays. Interest in these antibody populations derives from the observation that rather than being associated with bleeding disorders as would be expected, they correlate with an increased risk of thrombosis. Many mechanisms have been proposed to account for the prothrombotic activity of some LAs and APAs. These mechanisms are as diverse as inhibition of the production of endothelial prostacyclin synthesis or impaired fibrinolysis to interaction with beta 2-glycoprotein 1 or prothrombin bound to phospholipids. For the purposes of this review, we would like to focus on a potential mechanism that has been proposed by several labs in addition to our own, namely inhibition of the protein C anticoagulant pathway.
    Information sources: The authors have been working in this field and contributing original papers. In addition, the material examined in the present paper includes articles published in journals covered by the Science Citation Index and Medline.
    State of art and perspectives: In general, correlation of phospholipid specificity and thrombosis has not been performed on a large scale. We were therefore led to ask two questions. Are the membrane requirements of the protein C anticoagulant pathway really the same as those for the procoagulant complexes? Secondly, if they are not, do the membrane requirements of the anticoagulant complexes mimic those of the thrombotic LAs? The membrane requirements for the activated protein C anticoagulant complex differ from those of the prothrombinase complex. These requirements, i.e. the need for phosphatidylethanolamine for optimal activity, mimic the lipid requirements for at least a population of lupus anticoagulants associated with thrombosis. These observations may provide both the specificity and the link between the activated protein C pathway, lupus anticoagulants and thrombosis. Of course, no conclusion is ever that black and white. Only future studies into the fine specificity of lupus anticoagulants and anti-phospholipid antibodies associated with thrombosis will bear out the hypothesis that those directed towards the activated protein C pathway will be predictive of thrombotic risk.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor ; Phospholipids ; Thrombosis/immunology ; Thrombosis/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor ; Phospholipids
    Language English
    Publishing date 1997-07
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2333-4
    ISSN 1592-8721 ; 0390-6078 ; 0017-6567
    ISSN (online) 1592-8721
    ISSN 0390-6078 ; 0017-6567
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  9. Article: The Ser219-->Gly dimorphism of the endothelial protein C receptor contributes to the higher soluble protein levels observed in individuals with the A3 haplotype.

    Qu, D / Wang, Y / Song, Y / Esmon, N L / Esmon, C T

    Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH

    2005  Volume 4, Issue 1, Page(s) 229–235

    Abstract: The endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) plays an important role in regulating blood coagulation and in activated protein C-mediated anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic processes. Recent studies reported that there are polymorphisms in the human ... ...

    Abstract The endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) plays an important role in regulating blood coagulation and in activated protein C-mediated anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic processes. Recent studies reported that there are polymorphisms in the human EPCR gene. One of the polymorphisms (haplotype A3) results in substitution of the Ser at residue 219 with Gly in the transmembrane domain. This haplotype is associated with increased plasma levels of soluble EPCR and is a candidate risk factor for thrombosis. We established stable cell lines expressing either the EPCR A1 (Ser at residue 219) or A3 (Gly at residue 219) haplotype. Both constitutive and PMA-stimulated shedding are five- to sevenfold higher in the A3 cell line than the A1 cell line. We also isolated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) from A1/A1 or A1/A3 origins. PMA-stimulated shedding is fourfold higher in HUVEC derived from A1/A3 origin than from A1/A1 origin. After PMA treatment, the rate of human protein C activation decreased 36% in HUVEC derived from A1/A3 origin, while it only decreased 18% in HUVEC derived from A1/A1 origin. These results indicate that the A3 haplotype does promote cellular shedding in either 293 or endothelial cells and therefore is likely directly contributory to the higher soluble EPCR levels seen in patients carrying this haplotype.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Substitution ; Antigens/analysis ; Antigens/genetics ; Antigens, CD ; Blood Coagulation Factors/analysis ; Blood Coagulation Factors/genetics ; Cells, Cultured ; Endothelial Protein C Receptor ; Endothelium, Vascular/cytology ; Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism ; Glycoproteins/analysis ; Glycoproteins/genetics ; Haplotypes ; Humans ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Protein C/metabolism ; Receptors, Cell Surface/analysis ; Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics ; Solubility ; Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/pharmacology ; Umbilical Veins/cytology
    Chemical Substances Antigens ; Antigens, CD ; Blood Coagulation Factors ; Endothelial Protein C Receptor ; Glycoproteins ; PROCR protein, human ; Protein C ; Receptors, Cell Surface ; Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate (NI40JAQ945)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2005-12-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2112661-6
    ISSN 1538-7836 ; 1538-7933
    ISSN (online) 1538-7836
    ISSN 1538-7933
    DOI 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01676.x
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  10. Article: Protein C and the endothelium.

    Esmon, N L / Esmon, C T

    Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis

    1988  Volume 14, Issue 2, Page(s) 210–215

    Abstract: With the continued accumulation of clinical and animal studies, it is becoming abundantly clear that the protein C anticoagulant pathway plays a critical role in the regulation of coagulation. Investigations also indicate that this pathway is intimately ... ...

    Abstract With the continued accumulation of clinical and animal studies, it is becoming abundantly clear that the protein C anticoagulant pathway plays a critical role in the regulation of coagulation. Investigations also indicate that this pathway is intimately involved in the interaction of the coagulation and inflammatory systems. Although no direct information is presently available, the function of this pathway is likely depressed in the regions of atherosclerotic plaque. It is clear that monocytes accumulate in this region and release many growth factors and monokines that are capable of endothelial function perturbation. Perturbation of the protein C anticoagulant pathway is one viable mechanism for the hypercoagulable state in this disease. As indicated here, the endothelial cells of the vessel wall play a critical role in the initiation, and possibly expression, of this pathway. Any injury to these cells that affects the proper expression of thrombomodulin, synthesis of protein S, or Factor Va inactivation complex formation could potentially lead to a hypercoagulable state and thrombotic complications. As has been discussed, several inflammatory mediators are already known that fulfill the criteria of endothelial cell perturbants that may lead to such a state. What other entities might have similar effects, either directly or indirectly through induction of cytokines, is not known at this time. A more complete understanding of this critical pathway and the effects of vascular disease on it should lead to a better understanding of many diverse disease processes and potential therapeutic strategies in the future.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Arteriosclerosis/blood ; Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism ; Humans ; Protein C/metabolism ; Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism ; Receptors, Thrombin ; Thrombosis/blood
    Chemical Substances Protein C ; Receptors, Cell Surface ; Receptors, Thrombin
    Language English
    Publishing date 1988-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 196901-8
    ISSN 1098-9064 ; 0094-6176
    ISSN (online) 1098-9064
    ISSN 0094-6176
    DOI 10.1055/s-2007-1002779
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