Inherited Human gp91 phox Deficiency Is Associated With Impaired Isoprostane Formation and Platelet Dysfunction
Author(s) -
Pasquale Pignatelli,
Roberto Carnevale,
Serena Di Santo,
Simona Bartimoccia,
Valerio Sanguigni,
Luisa Lenti,
Andrea Finocchi,
Loredana Mendolicchio,
Anna Rosa Soresina,
Alessandro Plebani,
Francesco Violi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.110.217885
Subject(s) - platelet , thromboxane a2 , medicine , arachidonic acid , endocrinology , chemistry , platelet activation , nadph oxidase , isoprostane , thrombus , aspirin , thromboxane , cyclooxygenase , thromboxane a synthase , oxidative stress , biochemistry , enzyme , lipid peroxidation
Platelet isoprostane 8-ISO-prostaglandin F2α (8-iso-PGF2α), a proaggregating molecule, is believed to derive from nonenzymatic oxidation of arachidonic acid. We hypothesized that NADPH is implicated in isoprostane formation and platelet activation.
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