Increased Plasma P-Selectin and Decreased Thrombomodulin in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Were Improved by Continuous Prostacyclin Therapy
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Increased plasma P-selectin and decreased thrombomodulin in pulmonary arterial hypertension were improved by continuous prostacyclin therapy.
BACKGROUND Thrombosis in situ related to endothelial cell injury may contribute to the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH). P-selectin, a leukocyte adhesion receptor present in endothelial cells and platelets, reflects endothelial injury and platelet activation, and thrombomodulin (TM), a receptor for thrombin and a major anticoagulant proteoglycan on the endothelial membrane, reflects t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.22.2720