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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

with the coagulation factors) is to react to bleeding from blood vessel injury by clumping, thereby initiating a blood clot. Platelets have no cell nucleus;...

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

Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase IB subunit beta is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PAFAH1B2 gene. PAFAH1B2 has been shown to interact...

Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase IB subunit gamma is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PAFAH1B3 gene. PAFAH1B3 has been shown to interact...

Platelet-derived growth factor receptors (PDGF-R) are cell surface tyrosine kinase receptors for members of the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) family...

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

cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, lipid mediators (e.g. leukotrienes, prostaglandins, platelet activating factor), and toxic proteins (e.g. metalloproteinases...

Von Willebrand factor (VWF) (German: [fɔn ˈvɪləbʁant]) is a blood glycoprotein that promotes hemostasis, specifically, platelet adhesion. It is deficient...

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

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

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

proteases. Activated mast cells also synthesize and secrete lipid-derived mediators (such as prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and platelet-activating factor) and...

hours. Factor V is able to bind to activated platelets and is activated by thrombin. On activation, factor V is spliced in two chains (heavy and light...

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

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...

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

(dialkenylphospholipids) also exist. The prototypical plasmalogen is platelet-activating factor. The formation of the ether bond in mammals requires two enzymes...

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

v t e PAF receptor modulators PAFRTooltip Platelet-activating factor receptor Others See also Receptor/signaling modulators...

neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Nerve growth factor (NGF) Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) Neurotrophin-4 (NT-4) Placental growth factor (PGF) Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)...