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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| 1994 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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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Lyso-PAF, a biologically inactive phospholipid, contributes to RAF1 activation. Mol Cell. 2022 06 02; 82(11):1992-2005.e9.
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The Effects of Platelet-Activating Factor on Uterine Contractility, Perfusion, Hypoxia, and Pain in Mice. Reprod Sci. 2018 03; 25(3):384-394.
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Attenuated Reactive Gliosis and Enhanced Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury in Null Mutant Mice of Platelet-Activating Factor Receptor. Mol Neurobiol. 2016 07; 53(5):3448-3461.
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Platelet-activating factor: a role in preterm delivery and an essential interaction with Toll-like receptor signaling in mice. Biol Reprod. 2014 Nov; 91(5):119.
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Necrotizing enterocolitis: pathophysiology, platelet-activating factor, and probiotics. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2013 May; 22(2):88-93.
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The significance of endothelin in platelet-activating factor-induced fetal growth restriction. Reprod Sci. 2012 Nov; 19(11):1175-80.
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Platelet-activating factor induces TLR4 expression in intestinal epithelial cells: implication for the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis. PLoS One. 2010 Oct 15; 5(10):e15044.
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Dual roles of endogenous platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase in a murine model of necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatr Res. 2010 Sep; 68(3):225-30.
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The importance of pro-inflammatory signaling in neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Semin Perinatol. 2008 Apr; 32(2):100-6.
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids block platelet-activating factor-induced phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/Akt-mediated apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2008 May; 294(5):G1181-90.