Platelet-activating factor, also known as PAF, PAF-acether or AGEPC (acetyl-glyceryl-ether-phosphorylcholine), is a potent phospholipid activator and...

Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is one among numerous growth factors that regulate cell growth and division. In particular, PDGF plays a significant...

The platelet-activating factor receptor (PAF-R) is a G-protein coupled receptor which binds platelet-activating factor. It is encoded in the human by the...

vessel wall). Activation of platelets and platelet plug formation: Platelet activation: Platelet activators, such as platelet activating factor and thromboxane...

Rupatadine is a second generation antihistamine and platelet-activating factor antagonist used to treat allergies. It was discovered and developed by Uriach [es]...

Platelet factor 4 (PF4) is a small cytokine belonging to the CXC chemokine family that is also known as chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 4 (CXCL4) . This...

born in Paris. In 1979, he published a paper on the structure of platelet-activating factor and its relationship with histamine. He was head of allergy and...

(along with the coagulation factors) is to react to bleeding from blood vessel injury by clumping to form a blood clot. Platelets have no cell nucleus; they...

Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) also known as platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) is a phospholipase A2 enzyme that in...

(MAGEs) are also generated from 2-acetyl MAGEs (precursors of platelet-activating factor) by KIAA1363. Plasmalogens as well as some 1-O-alkyl lipids are...

and muscle relaxant effects, and also acts as an inhibitor of platelet-activating factor (PAF). Brotizolam Etizolam Flubrotizolam Fluclotizolam Deschloroclotizolam...

Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase IB subunit alpha or Lisencephaly protein-1 (LIS-1) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PAFAH1B1 gene...

(Y-24180) is a drug which acts as a selective antagonist for the platelet-activating factor receptor, and was originally developed for the treatment of asthma...

developed to treat severe sepsis. Pafase is the recombinant form of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH, also known as lipoprotein-associated...

In enzymology, a platelet-activating factor acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.149) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 1-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-gly...

extension of PortableApps files Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation Platelet-activating factor Population attributable fraction (epidemiology) Pure autonomic...

a potent and selective inhibitor of the phospholipid mediator platelet-activating factor (PAF). It was developed by structural modification of the...

danger activating thrifty genes in order to store fat and to avoid starvation. BAFF shares many activities with PAF (Platelet Activating Factor) and they...

as platelet-activating factor. There are multiple enzymes with this function: Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase...

identity generated a list of candidates including carbon monoxide, platelet-activating factor, arachidonic acid, and nitric oxide. Nitric oxide has received...

encoding the alpha subunit of the intracellular Ib isoform of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase. It is located on chromosome 17p13.3 and has 11...

class of molecules has been studied for its potential to act as a platelet-activating factor receptor antagonist. Ginkgolide B has been investigated for its...

and hydrogels, and for positron emission tomography. Hexadecyl platelet-activating factor has profound effects on the lung, and hexadecyl glyceryl ether...

primarily by activation of ceramidase by growth-inducing proteins such as platelet-derived growth factor and insulin-like growth factor, is consistent...

substrate specificity than simply platelet activating factor. Two other isoforms of intracellular platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase exist, and both...

receptor FcεRI, stimulating the release of both histamine and platelet activating factor (PAF). In the alternative pathway, antigens form complexes with...

causing degranulation. Granules in these cells contain histamine, platelet-activating factor, and other compounds causing clinical manifestation of anaphylaxis-...

internalization of the platelet-activating factor receptor is dependent on arrestins but independent of G-protein activation. Role of the C terminus...

tissue trauma. Mast cell granules contain histamine, heparin, platelet-activating factor, and other substances. Disseminated mastocytosis is rarely seen...

C, Perkins T, Clarke FM (Nov 1986). "Platelet-activating factor induces the expression of early pregnancy factor activity in female mice". Journal of...