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BACKGROUND: Thromboxane A2 and its receptor (TBXA2R) are involved in the constriction of vascular and respiratory smooth muscle, which may play a role in the thickening and remodeling of the...
Prostaglandin D2 is a major lipid mediator released from activated mast cells of which metabolite 9alpha,11beta-prostaglandin F2 are used as a biomarker of mast cell activation in various type of...
We determined the vascular and airway effects of PGF2 alpha and its mechanism of action on isolated-perfused lungs of rats were isolated and perfused at 50 ml/kg/min with Krebs-Henseleit bicarbonate...
It is well known that cigarette smoke can cause erectile dysfunction by affecting the penile vascular system. However, the exact effects of nicotine on the corpus cavernosum remains poorly understood....
Several new antithrombotic drugs have been developed and approved to use in clinical practice recently. Dabigatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor, and rivaroxaban, a factor Xa inhibitor, have been approved in...
Prostanoid metabolites are key mediators in inflammatory responses, and accumulating evidence suggests that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be recruited to injured or inflamed tissues. In the present study, we...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Previous studies have shown that integrins alpha5beta1 (ITGA5B1) gene-modified rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (rBMSCs) could prevent cell anoikis and increase the nitric oxide (NO) production....