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On PAR with aPC to target inflammasomes
Journal article   Open access   Peer reviewed

On PAR with aPC to target inflammasomes

Steven R. Lentz
Blood, Vol.130(24), pp.2579-2581
12/14/2017
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-09-806307
PMID: 29242206
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https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2017-09-806307View
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Abstract

In this issue of Blood, Nazir et al demonstrate that activated protein C (aPC) protects from ischemia-reperfusion injury by suppressing the activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes, revealing a novel target of the anti-inflammatory pathway triggered by biased agonism of proteinase-activated receptor 1 (PAR-1).(1)
Hematology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology

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