Platelet Activating Factor
"Platelet Activating Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A phospholipid derivative formed by PLATELETS; BASOPHILS; NEUTROPHILS; MONOCYTES; and MACROPHAGES. It is a potent platelet aggregating agent and inducer of systemic anaphylactic symptoms, including HYPOTENSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; NEUTROPENIA; and BRONCHOCONSTRICTION.
| Descriptor ID |
D010972
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.100.291.211.500 D02.092.063.291.211.500 D02.092.877.883.333.710 D02.675.276.232.710 D10.570.755.375.760.400.985.910 D23.119.865 D23.469.050.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Platelet Activating Factor- Platelet Activating Factor
- Factor, Platelet Activating
- Phosphorylcholine, Acetyl Glyceryl Ether
- Platelet Aggregating Factor
- Aggregating Factor, Platelet
- Platelet Aggregation Enhancing Factor
- AGEPC
- Thrombocyte Aggregating Activity
- 1-Alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerophosphocholine
- 1 Alkyl 2 acetyl sn glycerophosphocholine
- Acetyl Glyceryl Ether Phosphorylcholine
- PAF-Acether
- PAF Acether
- Platelet-Activating Substance
- Platelet Activating Substance
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Platelet Activating Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Platelet activating factor-induced ceramide micro-domains drive endothelial NOS activation and contribute to barrier dysfunction. PLoS One. 2013; 8(9):e75846.
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Tiam1 and Rac1 are required for platelet-activating factor-induced endothelial junctional disassembly and increase in vascular permeability. J Biol Chem. 2009 Feb 20; 284(8):5381-94.
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Recombinant platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase to prevent acute respiratory distress syndrome and mortality in severe sepsis: Phase IIb, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. Crit Care Med. 2003 Jun; 31(6):1612-9.
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The effect of lexipafant on bacterial translocation in acute necrotizing pancreatitis in rats. Am Surg. 1999 Jul; 65(7):611-6; discussion 617.
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Platelet-activating factor receptor-dependent activation of the muscarinic K+ current in bullfrog atrial myocytes. Circ Res. 1993 Apr; 72(4):786-94.