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Disabling the platelet's brakes to promote thrombosis.

Roy L Silverstein
Published in: Blood (2015)
In this issue of Blood, Magwenzi et al from the University of Hull report a novel mechanistic connection between oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)-induced prothrombotic platelet signaling and the inhibition of endogenous platelet anti-activating signaling mediated by the nitric oxide (NO)/guanosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP)/protein kinase G (PKG) pathway.
Keyphrases
  • low density lipoprotein
  • nitric oxide
  • protein kinase
  • pulmonary embolism
  • nitric oxide synthase
  • signaling pathway
  • high glucose
  • hydrogen peroxide
  • drug induced
  • oxidative stress